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Historical Event on 2/15/1948

Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, famous Hindi poet, political agitator, critic and freedom fighter, passed away near Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, in an automobile accident.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/17/1978Dhirendranath Ganguly, father of Bengali film industry, died.
12/31/1956Pandit Ravishankar Shukla, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, lawyer, politician and social worker, died at the age of 80.
5/28/1965Fire and explosion at Dhori mine in Dhanbad, India kills 400.
6/18/1993Sunil Mittal, businessman, denies getting any money from Harshad Mehta.
1/24/1994Singapore PM Goh Chok Tong arrives in New Delhi on a state visit.
2/15/1945Indian troops capture Pagan at Burma.
3/22/1993The Lok Sabha passes the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 1993 and the Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 1993.
2/7/1997Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''.
10/12/1952Hanif Mohammad scores twin 100s vs New Zealand.
10/26/1886Godavarish Mishra, famous Orria poet, playwright and patriot, was born.