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Historical Event on 10/15/1888

Gopal Ganesh Agarkar started daily newspaper 'Sudharak'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/4/1991Fourth test of missile 'Prithvi'.
7/13/1905Gandhiji opposes Bengal Partition, supports boycott of British goods. During Gokhale Lajpat Rai's deputation to Britain, he appeals to Colonial statesmen to treat India ""an integral part of the Empire"" with consideration. Sanjeevan, weekly from Calcutta, also raised the motto to boycott British Goods.
11/27/2000After three decades, English was again made compulsory in Gujarat schools from Standard V from the next academic year.
3/25/19911991 census report released; India has 844 million people.
4/1/1962Maharashtra State Finance Corporation started its operations.
11/16/1915Vishnu Ganesh Pingle, martyr, died.
11/16/1915Amir Timur of Timur Lang invaded India with 92 squadrons of horses and 90,000 cavalry and reached the banks of Sindhu river near Atak city (now in Pakistan). He then attacked Delhi because its Muslim Sultanate was too tolerant of Hindu idolatry. A Mongolian follower of Sufism, he was one of the most ruthless of all conquerors. Timur crossed the Indus River at Attock (now in Pakistan) on 24 September 1398.
10/25/2000The BJP Legislature Party in UP elects Rajnath Singh its leader.
3/21/1996Supreme Court holds that attempt to suicide and its abetment would continue to be punishable offences.
5/7/1985Adoor Gopalakrishnan adjudged Best Director (Mukhamukham) in national film awards.