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Historical Event on 1/5/1893
Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952), universalist Hindu, great saint, social reformer, writer and litterateur was born at Gorakhpur. He was the renaissance founder of Self Realization Fellowship (1925) in US, author of famed 'Autobiography of a Yogi' (1946), popular book globalizing India's spiritual traditions.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/9/1875 | The Bombay Stock Exchange, the first in India, was constructed under the shade of a large banyan tree. |
| 4/11/1993 | Laxmanrao Madhav Bhide, senior freedom fighter and history expert, passed away. |
| 8/5/1999 | The Global Peace March demands demilitarisation of the entire planet. |
| 1/4/1972 | Pakistan proposed to talk after the war. |
| 12/19/1952 | Nehru announces the Government's decision for establishing an Andhra State, constituting Telugu speaking areas of the State of Madras, excluding the city. |
| 2/11/1980 | Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, passed away. |
| 4/18/1858 | Bharatratna Dhondo Keshav Karve, great educationalist and social reformer, was born. |
| 6/10/1955 | Prakash Padukone, internationally famous Badminton player, was born. |
| 5/28/1923 | Nandamuri Tarak Ramarao, film star, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and founder of Telgu Desam Party, was born. He has acted in many films including 'Patal Bhairavi'. |
| 12/26/1917 | Prabhakar Machve, famous Hindi and Marathi litterateur, was born. |
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