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Historical Event on 1/15/1999

Mi. Pa. Somasundaram (79), writer, poet, litterateur and associate of Rajaji, died in Chennai.

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10/11/1894Sudhirranjan Das, former Chief Justice of Supreme Court, was born.
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8/27/1987B. Shankaranand appointed Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee to enquire into the Bofors gun deal.
10/28/1946Gandhiji leaves for Calcutta. Riots break out in Bihar.
3/2/1982Indira Gandhi opened Mahatma Gandhi Road Bridge at Patna.