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Historical Event on 5/15/1995

PM Rao reaches New York for a week-long visit.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/20/1928Abaji Narayan Pednekar, children's story writer, was born.
12/27/1998Churches and missionary schools come under attack and many were injured in a fresh outbreak of communal violence in Surat and Dangs district of Gujarat even as the Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad announce the stepping up of their stir against the alleged conversion of Hindus.
10/19/1921Pandurangshastri Athvle, founder of 'Swadhyay Pariwar', was born.
12/12/1959Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President, came to India.
3/26/1977Morarji Desai, the new Prime Minister, forms his Cabinet.
5/20/1932Bipinchandra Ramchandra Pal, powerful journalist and revolutionary freedom fighter, passed away. He was amongst the trio which was known as ""Lal - Bal - Pal"" during the freedom struggle. He started a newspaper called ""Swaraj"" for the Indians in England. He also edited several other newspapers like ""Tribune"", ""New India"", ""Vande Mataram"", ""Swaraj"", ""Hindu Review"", ""Democrat"", ""Independent Bengali"", etc.
3/3/1871Congress changes Indian tribes status from independent to dependent.
10/9/1996PVN Rao granted anticipatory bail in St. Kitts forgery case till Oct. 14.
10/2/1869Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) born to a Bania (trading caste) family at Porbander, Kathiawar. He was the youngest of the three sons of Karamchand alias Kaba Gandhi, Prime Minister successively in Porbunder, Rajkot and Vankaner States, and his fourth wife Putlibai.
11/7/1998Jiwan Singh Umrangal (84), Akali leader and former Punjabi Minister, dies in hospital in Beas.