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Historical Event on 1/15/1965
Food Corporation of India inaugurated in Madras.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/19/1910 | Subrahamanyam 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. |
10/15/1931 | Avil 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 |
1/22/1986 | Satwant Singh, Balbir Singh and Kehar Singh, all sikhs, were sentenced to death for the assassination of India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. |
5/10/1857 | India's real mutiny begins with the revolt of Sepoys of Meerut near Delhi the next day. |
2/28/1963 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, passed away at Sadaqat Ashram, Patna. |
12/14/1920 | Akali Dal established. |
10/10/2000 | The world's first elected woman Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike died of heart attack in Colombo. |
4/30/1991 | BJP election manifesto promises Presidential form of government. |
1/27/1972 | V. S. Sarvate (Tatya Saheb), great revolutionary writer, passed away. |
2/28/1919 | Sunderlal Khurana, great politician and journalist, was born. |
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