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Historical Event on 2/15/1992

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/16/1997Saidian Shafi, correspondent, Ankhon Dekhi', TV news magazine, and his personal security officer killed by militants in Srinagar.
2/15/1992Kesri Publications started the first Indian newspaper in `Brail' lipi (language).
5/9/1866Gopal Krishna Gokhale, freedom fighter and political leader, was born in Kotluk village of Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra.
5/9/1866Mughals, under the leadership of Akbar, defeated Hindu ruler Hemu in the second battle of Panipat.
5/29/1936Gandhi's eldest son creates a controversy as he converts to the Muslim faith.
4/11/1906K.V. Jagannathan, great Hindi writer and journalist, was born at Krishnarayapuram,Tamil Nadu.
11/17/1999India beats New Zealand by seven wickets to win the one-day cricket series in New Delhi. Saurav Ganguly adjudged the 'man of the match' and 'man of the series'.
10/21/1996Japan gets non-permanent seat in Security Council after a contest with India.
11/7/1996Cyclonic storm hits Andhra Pradesh.
10/16/1942Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 people in south of Calcutta, India.