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Historical Event on 5/15/1993
K.M. Cariappa, field marshal and Major General, passed away at the age of 93.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/30/2000 | India's Priyanka Chopra (18) wins the Miss World beauty pageant. |
| 10/21/1954 | Government of India and France sign an agreement for the de-facto transfer of the French settlement of Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe to the Indian Union. The merger took place on November 1. |
| 12/28/1974 | Pandit Hiralal Shastri, great social worker, leader and first Chief Minister of Rajasthan State, died. |
| 12/15/1991 | Satyajit Ray, film maestro, awarded Special Oscar for his lifetime achievement. |
| 12/15/1991 | Sultan Mehmood completely destroyed the Temple of Somnath. |
| 1/15/1973 | Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, DFC. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. |
| 9/28/1924 | In penance for riots, Gandhi, on hunger strike in Delhi, proclaimed he would break his fast only at death. |
| 12/27/1936 | Golden Jublee Session of Indian National Congress, under the presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, held at Faizpur urging India to strike at British imperialism. |
| 2/13/1945 | Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, was born. |
| 8/25/1999 | Former Indian Davis Cup captain Narendra Nath died in Delhi. |
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