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Historical Event on 12/15/1957

60 Harijans enter the Vishwanath Temple at Varanasi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/5/1973Madhav Sadashiv Golvalkar, politician and RSS chief, passed away.
2/2/1970Bertrand Rusell, great philosopher, mathematician, author and chairmain of the Indian League, died at Merioneth, North Wales at the age of 98.
12/7/1999A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, rejects the Opposition demand for resignation of three Central Ministers L. K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharati in the Ayodhya case.
6/7/1984Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.
3/31/1972Meena Kumari, famous film actress, passed away.
1/24/1997Public holiday in connection with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose birth centenary.
5/1/1997Anand wins all three categories in Amber chess tournament in Monte Carlo.
3/6/1998A Congress(I) Ministry headed by Virbhadra Singh is sworn in at Himachal Pradesh.
12/24/1924Mohammed Rafi, famous playback singer, was born.
7/14/1636Aurangzeb was appointed as Shahjahan by Viceroy of Deccan.