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Historical Event on 1/15/1958

Tamil becomes the official language of Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/13/1780Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ""Lion of Punjab"", was born.
10/17/1998Nine women are buried alive as the roof of the 200-year-old Balaji temple in Varanasi's Ramghat area caves in.
9/12/1898Baldev Prasad Mishra, Hindi litterateur, was born.
5/17/1857Bahadhur Shah II declared as the emperor of India.
9/24/193119 people were killed by police during the anti-Hindu rioting in Kashmir.
5/14/1994RBI announces tight monetary policy.
1/24/1997Public holiday in connection with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose birth centenary.
8/27/1976Major-General (Kumari) Gertude Ali Ram, the first women General in Indian Army, was appointed as the first Director of Military Nursing Services at the Army Headquarters.
4/6/1930Mahatma Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt for breaking the 'Salt Law'. He was arrested at Dandi. This movement gathered strength and within a month about one lakh people were sent to jail. This violation of Salt Law was the second great step in India's Freedom Movement.
12/1/1921Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, great nationalist leader, social reformer and freedom fighter was arrested by the British police for six months and sent to jail.