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Historical Event on 1/15/1948
Gandhiji hails Indian Cabinet's decision to release Pakistan dues of Rs. 550 million. Fast continues for establishment of communal peace.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/8/1908 | Gandhiji asks the Government for suspension of Registration Act, offers voluntary registration. |
| 4/23/1751 | Gilbert Aliat Minto, governor general of East India Company, was born. |
| 11/20/1859 | Elfinstone, Governor of Bombay Province and historian, passed away. |
| 1/15/1973 | Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, DFC. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. |
| 6/6/1935 | Harry Crews, great US writer and actor (Indian Runner), was born. |
| 1/5/1890 | Ganendra Mohan Tagore died. |
| 6/6/2000 | Abhijit Kunte wins the National `A' chess championship at Mumbai. |
| 7/31/1993 | Transport operators begin nation-wide strike. |
| 4/3/1999 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2E), fifth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has multipurpose communication & meteorological capabilities. This is still in use. Launched by European launch vehicle Ariane, ISRO has leased eleven 36 MHz equivalent units of C-band capacity on board to INTELSAT organisation. |
| 9/8/1897 | Lokmanya Tilak charged in anti-national activity case. |
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