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Historical Event on 4/15/1992

D. T. Lakdawala, former member of Planning Commission, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/24/1991Pranab Mukherjee appointed Dy. Chairman of the Planning Commission.
12/23/1900Charansingh Chaudhary, former Prime Minister of India and a farmer's leader, was born.
11/19/1998The Indira Gandhi memorial award is presented to Mirta Saavedra Polo, Ambassador of Panama, for her contributions to strengthening bilateral relations between India and Pakistan.
12/21/1989V. P. Singh wins vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.
12/24/1902Shashi Mukhi of Classic Theatre, Calcutta, was the first Indian to record on gramophone. This song was on 25 cms. one sided disc and the lyrics were ""Kanha Jeevan Dhan"" from the play Shri Krishna. The song was recorded by Gramophome and Typewriter Company.
4/20/1971India won Cricket Test Rubber' for the first time after defeating West Indies Cricket Team.
9/29/1996Water from Krishna river (AP) released for Madras.
4/22/1915Hem Barua, famous Assami and English litterateur, was born.
11/1/1966Haryana state was created from Punjab, and Chandigarh was declared as the Union Territory and capital of both Punjab and Haryana.
2/20/1863Pandit A. R. Rajrajvarma, famous Malyalam poet, grammer expert and Sanskrit expert, was born.