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Historical Event on 1/15/1965

Food Corporation of India inaugurated in Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/19/1910Subrahamanyam Chandrasekhar was born in Lahore. He was one of the world's leading astrophysicists. For his contributions to the study of stars, Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science, the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983.
10/15/1931Avil Pakir Jalaluddin Abdul Kalam better known as "APJ", famous Indian scientist, was born in the temple town of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. He is the pioneer of India's missile programme and was awarded the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, in 1997, for his immense and valuable contribution to scientific research and modernisation of defence technol
1/22/1986Satwant Singh, Balbir Singh and Kehar Singh, all sikhs, were sentenced to death for the assassination of India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
5/10/1857India's real mutiny begins with the revolt of Sepoys of Meerut near Delhi the next day.
2/28/1963Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, passed away at Sadaqat Ashram, Patna.
12/14/1920Akali Dal established.
10/10/2000The world's first elected woman Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike died of heart attack in Colombo.
4/30/1991BJP election manifesto promises Presidential form of government.
1/27/1972V. S. Sarvate (Tatya Saheb), great revolutionary writer, passed away.
2/28/1919Sunderlal Khurana, great politician and journalist, was born.