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Historical Event on 6/15/1949
Uloor S. Parmeswara Iyer, famous poet, writer, editor and literature, died. He was 72.
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| 5/1/1966 | Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra. |
| 12/10/1979 | Mother Teresa wins Nobel Peace prize. |
| 2/25/1897 | A. Vedaratnam, freedom fighter, nationalist and leader, was born in an orthodox Saiva Vellala community. |
| 9/6/1905 | Satyacharan Chaterjee, great Indian Geologist, was born. |
| 1/14/1999 | At least 51 persons are killed and several injured in a stampede at a hilltop at Pampa on the foothills of Sabarimala in Kerala. |
| 9/26/1931 | Vijay Laxman Manjrekar, cricketer (father of Sanjay, reliable Indian batsman), was born in Bombay. |
| 3/5/1699 | Maharaja Jaisingh-II crowned as King of Jaipur kingdom and sat on Amber throne. |
| 4/1/1989 | Bengal regains Santosh Trophy by beating Kerala. |
| 5/20/1976 | Oil production started from Bombay High. |
| 10/15/1990 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (b-1918), the South African black nationalist leader who arrived in India on a five-day visit. He is the first non-Asian to get this honour. |
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