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Historical Event on 5/15/1873

The proposal to dissolve East India Company was passed in England.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/16/1999Ritwick Bhattacharya (Delhi) and Mekhala Subedar (Maharashtra) won the men's and women's titles in the National squash championship in Calcutta.
5/24/1993India and Uzbekistan sign five pacts.
9/2/1998Nishant, the pilotless training aircraft developed by DRDO, is successfully flown from Chandipore.
2/1/1986Pope John Paul II arrives in New Delhi for a 10-day visit.
1/6/1987Establishment of 'Maharashtra Journalist Fund' Trust.
10/2/1942Menka Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested by the police when she and her friends were carrying out Gandhi Jayanti procession. She was tortured with cigar butts and the administration set her house on fire.
4/23/1774British Commander Colonel Chapman defeated Rohilla's army and captured Ruhelkhand.
8/1/1996Madhu Dandavate is made Dy. Chairman, Planning Commission.
12/28/1972C. Rajagopalachari, the only Indian Governor General, died.
3/25/19911991 census report released; India has 844 million people.