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Historical Event on 2/15/1992

Sain Swami Gangeshwaranandji, chief of `Udasin Sampraday', passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/28/1937Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar discovers the white dwarf maximum mass limit.
9/10/1911Jatin Chakravorty, social reformer, politician and trade unionist, was born at Comilla, Bangladesh.
8/13/1995Kashmiri separatists behead a kidnapped Norwegian tourist and threatened to kill other hostages unless India freed 15 militants at Srinagar.
8/13/1953Durgabai Deshmukh became the founder Chairperson of Central Social Welfare Board, which involved several voluntary organisations and workers carrying out programs like education, training and rehabilitation of needy women etc.
2/12/1990The Berlin Wall is taken down February 12. Germany is reunited over the next year. Warsaw Pact is dissolved.
4/2/1970Meghalaya, an autonomous hilly state, was established after dividing the hilly areas of Assam.
8/29/1992Eco-mark introduced in Indian market to distinguish eco-friendly products, .
5/5/1903Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India.
10/31/1875Vallabhbhai Zaverbhai Patel, 'Iron man of India', was born at Nadiad, Gujarat. He was also the first Deputy Prime Minister of India. His father had served in the army of the Rani of Jhansi against Britishers.
4/6/1980Janata Party splits again; members with RSS links form the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). A. B. Vajpayee becomes its first President.