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Historical Event on 1/15/1958

Tamil becomes the official language of Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1984Gujarati Daily 'Samkalin' of Indian Express Group published.
2/15/1976The Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE) was established at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.
10/11/1986Mother Teresa escapes unhurt from a plane crash which killed six in Tanzania.
7/11/1897Sibnath Banerjee, great social worker, freedom fighter and leader, was born in village Brahman Rangdia, Khulna district.
5/31/1994Pandit Samtaprasad, famous Tabla player, passed away.
4/13/1796The first elephant was brought to America from Bengal, India.
4/9/1965After Indo-Pak conflict of 1965, the Raksha Medal, Samar Seva Star and some others were introduced.
8/25/1990GOI announces formation of National Security Council headed by the Prime Minister.
1/10/1993Advani, Joshi released on court orders.
12/11/1999Gopalakrishna Gandhi, former High Commissioner to South Africa, is conferred the honorary doctorate by the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa.