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Historical Event on 12/15/1974
Rasulatbai, veteran classical music expert, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/29/1802 | Agreement between Gaikwad of Baroda and Britishers about the army. |
| 12/5/1990 | With the induction of 60 ministers, the Bihar Cabinet becomes the largest ever cabinet in India with a total of 71 ministers. |
| 2/3/1928 | Chandrasekhar Vaman Gadkari, cricketer (Indian batsman in 6 Tests 1953-55), was born at Pune. |
| 2/4/1948 | Rakeshchandra Satchidananda Shukla, cricket leg-spinner (1 Test India v Sri Lanka 1982), was born in Kanpur. |
| 11/14/1969 | Jawaharlal Nehru University inaugurated in New Delhi. |
| 6/11/1991 | Forty die in rioting in Srinigar, Kashmir. |
| 5/11/1919 | Troops under General Barrett inflicted a sharp reverse today on the invading Afghans at Bagh Springs. The whole of the frontier area was up in arms with tribesmen threatening Landi Khotal and martial law being proclaimed in Peshawar. It was expected however that General Barrett, well equipped with guns and airplanes, would soon control the situation. Reports had been reaching London for some time about the possibility of an Afghan incursion following the murder of the pro-British Emir Habibullah. His third son, Amanullah Khan, who took over the throne, was known to be hostile toward the government of India. |
| 10/20/1969 | Punjabrao Agriculture University established. |
| 7/20/1829 | Jankibai passed away in jail. |
| 3/25/1905 | Mirza Rasid Ali Baig, famous Indian politician, was born. |
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