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Historical Event on 3/15/1919
Osmania University was established at Hyderabad.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
3/15/1919 | Allau'd-din Hasan Gangu alias Jafar Khan. The Muslim kingdom of Bahmani dynasty in the south as Sultan Allau'd-din Khalji. He renamed Gulbarga, his capital as 'Hasanabad'. |
12/11/1999 | Leander Paes capped a brilliant year with his successive Challenger title, this time in Jaipur, beating Barry Cowan in the final. |
1/10/1993 | 24th International Film Festival of India opens in New Delhi. |
7/16/1917 | Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, was born. |
4/5/1908 | Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, was born in Chandwa village in Bhojpur, Bihar. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communications Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70) and Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record. This day is commemorated as ""Samta Diwas"". |
4/12/1967 | U. Thant,UN Secretary General, receives the first Nehru Award for international understanding. |
10/28/1999 | Insurance Bill is introduced amid protest in the Lok Sabha. |
11/3/1906 | Prithviraj Kapoor, stage and film artist, member of Rajya Sabha and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, was born. |
8/16/1958 | Pather Panchali' won the top five awards, including feature length motion picture, and got a honorary mention at the Vancouver International Film Festival. |
2/6/1827 | Shyam Shastri, musician and a great artist of India, passed away at the age of 65 years. |
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