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Historical Event on 5/15/1817
Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, Bengali social reformer and father of Rabindranath Tagore, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/31/1996 | Gold import policy liberalised. |
| 1/21/1999 | Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena chief, suspends his party's protest against the coming India-Pakistan cricket matches after an urgent meeting with the Union Home Minister in Mumbai. |
| 7/9/1994 | Surendranath, Governor of Punjab, died. |
| 12/19/1978 | The Lok Sabha expels Indira Gandhi from the House and sentences her to imprisonment for a term lasting its prorogation. She was released from jail on December 26. |
| 2/5/1992 | Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Dilip Vengsarkar. |
| 1/10/1995 | 26th International Film Festival of India opens at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay. |
| 7/20/1898 | Krishna Kanta Handique, great linguist, educationist, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Jorhat. |
| 7/11/1630 | Rezabeebeth Sookeas Begum passed away. |
| 2/18/1988 | Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur, freedom fighter, political leader, great social reformer, teacher and national president of Samyukta Socialist Party, passed away. |
| 2/10/1806 | Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Kainakary , Kerala. |
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