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Historical Event on 2/15/1865

Kishorilal Goswami, Hindi novelist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/8/1897Henrich Von Stephan, famous General Postal Union and freedom fighter, passed away.
12/6/1995Prabhakar Barve,painter of international fame, passed away.
9/4/1962Kiran Shankar More, great Indian wicket-keeper in 49 Tests 1986-93, was born in Baroda.
11/28/1962K. C. Dey, well-known famous blind singer of Bengal, died.
4/1/1918Royal Air Force replaces Royal Flying Corps in Britain.
4/23/1930Riots break out in Peshawar; 20 Indians shot down after killing of three Britishers.
10/19/1888Namakkal Kavignar, Gandhian poet and painter, was born at Mohanur in Salem.
10/2/1906Raja Ravi Verma died at Attingal near Trivandrum, Kerala. He is remembered for his artistic work in 'Ram Panchayatan', 'Vishwamitra-Menaka', 'Shakuntala writing a letter', 'Shiv Parvati'. A commemorative stamp was issued by the Postal Department on April 29, 1971 in his honour.
4/8/1919Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns.
5/4/1990Supreme Court directs Central Government to set up a Tribunal to resolve Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.