Famous people that have death anniversaries on this day in history 15 January

1868-Ramgopal Ghosh was an Indian businessman, social reformer, orator and one of the leaders of the Young Bengal group.He was called the Indian Demosthenes. Ghosh was one of the persons who helped John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune to establish his girls school.
He was the first, as early as 1853, to demand the eligibility of Indians in the civil service examinations. In 1854, he was the first Indian to propose the establishment of universities in India. He supported the move of Dwarkanath Tagore to send four students to England for higher medical studies.

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Tapan Sinha is a renowned name in Bengali cinema. He started his career as a sound engineer and worked at Pinewood Studios in England as well. He later returned and made several memorable masterpieces in his six decade long career. He is considered a legend in the field of parallel cinema. Tapan was married to another famed Bengali cinema personality, Arundhati Devi. He died at the age of 84 in his hometown Kolkata.