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Historical Event on 7/15/1917
Tukaram Tanaji Sawant, educationist and famous Hindi writer, was born at Pokharam, (Maharashtra).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/13/1991 | Justice M. H Kania of Maharashtra sworn in as the 23rd Chief Justice of India. |
| 5/13/1998 | World Bank cancels India donors meet. |
| 12/14/1955 | Henry Heras, famous artist and an active member of the Indian Historical Records Commission, died in Bombay. |
| 2/18/1999 | Ramakrishna Hedge, Commerce Minister, launched the India Brand Equity Fund (IBEF). |
| 8/14/1968 | Week-long flood death toll reaches 1,000. |
| 11/11/1913 | Gandhi sentenced to nine months' imprisonment at South Africa. |
| 7/6/1927 | Vyankatesh Dingambar Madgulkar, great Marathi story writer and novelist, was born. |
| 4/13/1919 | Jallianwala Baug massacre. The great Indian tragedy occured in Amritsar which claimed 389 lives and wounded 1,516 activitists fighting for Indian independence. Early in 1919, the Rowlatt Act (Black Act) was passed. This authorized the Government to imprison any person without any trial and conviction in a court of law. This furious act was under the guidence of cruel Brigedier General R. E. H. Dyer and his 50 men troop. Michael O' Dwyer was then the Governor of Punjab who naturally defended the action. This day is observed as Jallianwala Baug Day. |
| 3/4/1996 | King of Bhutan arrives in India for a three-day state visit. |
| 12/6/2000 | The Supreme Court gives a clean chit to former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao upholding the trial court's order, and discharging him and former Union Minister K.K. Tewary from the 'St.Kitts forgery case'. |
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