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Historical Event on 2/15/1901

Muddan, famous Kannad poet and author, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/18/1695Joannes Camphuys, Governal General of Dutch-Indies, died at the age of 61.
3/23/1913Indian Muslim Conference passes resolution demanding immediate self-government.
6/4/1958The three-men Indian Mountaineering group successfully climbed the high Peak in the Garhwal Hills Range.
9/21/1933Annie Besant, great social worker and founder of Home Rule Movement, passed away.
2/18/1983Violence between Hindu Tamils and Buddhist Singhalese in Sri Lanka marks beginning of Tamil rebellion by Tiger freedom fighters demanding an independent nation called Eelam. Prolonged civil war results.
1/9/1995Manipur Assembly removes Dr.H. Borobabu (Speaker) and suspends his membership until state election.
3/23/1947Lord Mountbatten was sent as a Viceroy to India who was designated to free India.
5/28/1968Bhagwan Gopinathji Bhan, was a mystic saint of early 20th century Kashmir in India. He has been called a ""jivanmukta"" (liberated soul) or ""Aghoreshwar"" and his spiritual state has been described as ""Shambhavi Avastha"" (state of Shiva), died. He was a great devotee of Shiva and Shakti and took intense "Sadhana". His disciples and devotees set up an ashram at Kharyar in Srinagar in his name.
12/25/1964Anil Kaul, Canadian badminton player (Olympics-96), was born in Amritsar, India.
3/18/1972First Indian Book Fair was organised by National Book Trust in New Delhi.