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Events on Tuesday 5 December 1950 1
1872 – 1950Sri Aurobindo (1872-1950)Died 5 December 1950, aged 78Sri Aurobindo was an Indian philosopher, yogi, and independence activist who later founded an ashram in Pondicherry devoted to his teachings on spiritual evolution. He was an early leader of the Indian nationalist movement before turning to spiritual practice. His writings remain influential in modern Hindu philosophy.