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Historical Event on 8/15/1872
Sri Aurobindo Man Mohan Ghosh born in Calcutta. He was a renaissance yoga philosopher, freedom fighter and teacher. His 30-volume work discusses the 'superman', a metaphor for the divinely transformed individual soul. He withdrew from the world in 1910 and founded International Ashram in Pondicherry.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/29/1953 | Benegal Narsing Rau, foremost Indian Jurist of his time, passed away at Zurich. He performed some very prominent duties towards the nation. He was Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and a judge at the Permanent Court of International Justice at Hague. |
| 12/30/1971 | Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, famous nuclear scientist, died. |
| 3/27/2000 | Mohan Bagan lifts title in the National Football league in Calcutta. |
| 6/7/1955 | Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Prime Minister, visited U.S.S.R. |
| 1/21/1993 | Chander Pal at Bangalore sets record for High Jump in 2.17. |
| 9/8/1953 | Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, Premier of Kashmir, was shot at. |
| 7/30/1992 | The Supreme Court declares that capitation fee in educational institutions is unlawful. |
| 3/19/1996 | Election Commission announces dates of Lok Sabha elections (Apr. 27, May 2, 7 & 21) and Assembly elections in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, West Bengal, Assam & Pondicherry. |
| 8/3/1993 | Government assures Lok Sabha that it will revive the proposal for a multi-member election commission. |
| 9/25/1899 | Narhar Gangadhar Apte, great Hindi writer, was born at Satara. |
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