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Historical Event on 12/15/1749

Shahu Chattrapati, grandson of Shivaji, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/24/1996Govt. decides to raise the ceiling on the maximum amount of retirement/death gratuity from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2.50 lakhs.
5/17/1887Ranglal Bandopadhyay, Bengali poet, essay-writer and journalist, passed away.
7/31/1997Election Commission agrees to grant national party status to Bahujan Samaj Party but asks it to give up its election symbol--elephant.
2/24/1986Rukmini Devi passed away.
8/28/1879Battle at Ulundi, Lord Chelmsford beats king Cetshwayo's Zuluz.
6/2/1993Kurla-Kochi Express rams into goods train near Jolarpet in which 22 were killed and 100 injured.
6/30/1914Mahatma Gandhi's first arrest during campaigning for Indian rights in S Africa.
6/13/1997At least 60 persons were feared killed and several injured in a fire in Uphaar Grand cinema in South Delhi.
10/6/1862Indian Penal Code was notified. However, it was implemented from 1st January 1862.
4/8/1997India creates history by entering the semi-finals of the 12th Jawaharlal Nehru Gold Cup international football series for the first time after holding Ghana 2-2 at Kochi.