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Historical Event on 5/15/1878

Sivnath Shastri and Ananda Mohan Bose, under the leadership of the younger group of Brahmo Sama, rebelled and started Sadharan Brahmo Samaj.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/15/1878Rumi, famous Muslim Sufi poet, was born.
7/6/1995Five foreign tourists trekking in Kashmir 10 km uphill from Pahalgam were abducted by militants.
5/25/1877Sir John Lawrence--passenger steamer of McLean & Co. of Calcutta--sank near the coastline of Orrisa in a storm. This ship carried 732 passengers.
4/18/1931Lord Willingdon took over as the Viceroy of India.
6/5/1992Hindi weelky of Indian Express Group 'Screen' published.
6/6/1935Harry Crews, great US writer and actor (Indian Runner), was born.
6/6/1935Humayun reconquered Delhi after defeating Sher - Shar Alias Sikandar Suri in Machiwara and Sarhind battles. It is said that he won the crown but not the empire.
2/7/1990Krishan Kant became the Governor of Andhra Pradesh till 21/08/1997.
4/17/1923Lindsay Anderson, director (Thursday's Children), was born in Bangalore, India.
5/23/1947The U.K. Cabinet today took the historic step of agreeing to Lord Mountbatten's proposal for the partition of India into two states, one Muslim and the other Hindu. The Viceroy is to have a series of talks with Lord Listowel, the Secretary for India.