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Historical Event on 5/15/1878
Sivnath Shastri and Ananda Mohan Bose, under the leadership of the younger group of Brahmo Sama, rebelled and started Sadharan Brahmo Samaj.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/21/1908 | Gandhiji agrees to settlement on basis of voluntary registration, if Registration Act is repealed. |
| 5/30/1977 | Express Train fell into Beki river in Assam killing 44 persons. |
| 6/24/1996 | Cong(I) enters into an electoral alliance with Bahujan Samaj Party for forthcoming Assembly election in UP. |
| 5/8/1962 | Ravindra Bharti University established in West Bengal. |
| 1/12/1924 | Gandhiji was operated on for appendicitis in Sassoon Hospital, Pune. |
| 5/25/1995 | Voting on the Criminal Law Bill differed again in Rajya Sabha. |
| 3/19/1936 | Satydev Dubey, stage artist, was born. |
| 6/27/1999 | India won the four-nation under-21 women's hockey title, defeating England in the final at the Kean University, New Jersey. |
| 7/29/1984 | Troops were sent to Hyderabad to quell communal riots. |
| 4/5/1908 | Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, was born in Chandwa village in Bhojpur, Bihar. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communications Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70) and Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record. This day is commemorated as ""Samta Diwas"". |
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