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Historical Event on 2/15/1948
Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, famous Hindi poet, political agitator, critic and freedom fighter, passed away near Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, in an automobile accident.
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| 12/4/1910 | Ramaswami Venkataraman, former President of India (1987-92), was born. |
| 6/13/1992 | Purushottam Diwakar Dhavle, famous journalist, passed away. |
| 10/20/1990 | Kona Prabhakar Rao, former Governor of Maharashtra, died. |
| 4/21/1946 | Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, cricket (Indian off-spinner, Test umpire, ICC referee), was born in Madras. He received Arjun Award (1971). |
| 9/27/1925 | Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh was established. |
| 11/18/1936 | V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, great freedom fighter, social reformer, politician, prolific writer and leader, died. |
| 2/13/1719 | Jahandar Shah was strangled to death and the Sayyid brothers were killed soon after. |
| 12/26/1999 | Shankar Dayal Sharma (81), former President of India, died in New Delhi. |
| 7/24/1989 | A majority of opposition members in Lok Sabha resign on the issue of C & AG report on Bofors gun deal. |
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