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Historical Event on 8/15/1994
Sukumar Gupta, a socialist, dies.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/21/1981 | Kerala under central rule. |
| 7/5/1992 | Centre scraps octroi in Union Territories. |
| 10/15/1946 | Victor Banerjee, actor (A Passage to India), was born in Calcutta, India. |
| 1/14/1946 | Two jetties collapse in Ganges; 160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed. |
| 11/24/1992 | Milan Kumar Banerjee appointed Attorney General. |
| 1/5/1952 | John Hope Victor Alexander, Viceroy of India (1936-43), died at the age of 64. |
| 11/6/1997 | Supreme Court acquits former Union Minister for Power and Food Kalpanath Rai held under TADA for alleged harbouring of an accused in ""1992 Bombay J.J. Hospital shootout case' |
| 7/12/1823 | First Indian Steam Engine Ship ""Diana-a-Gunboat""sailed in a sea near Calcutta. It was built by Kyd & Co. |
| 5/3/1936 | Engelbert Humperdinck [Arnold George Dorsey], famous singer, was born in Madras, India. |
| 6/24/1908 | Gopinath, famous Kathakali dancer, was born. |
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