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Historical Event on 6/15/1953

Internal Air Route Corporation of India was established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/15/1965Food Corporation of India inaugurated in Madras.
10/30/1883Swami Dayanand Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj, died in Ajmer.
4/27/1906China, as suzerain of Tibet, has agreed to the terms of a treaty proposed by Britain. According to the treaty, foreign powers may not send representatives to Tibet, receive transportation or mining concessions, or occupy, buy or lease any territory in Tibet without British permission. The British want to prevent the Russians from establishing a protectorate over Tibet, which lies on India's northern border. Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, failed in attempts to communicate with Tibet's ruler, the Dalai Lama. A British military expedition fought its way to the capital at Lhasa and concluded the agreement.
6/17/1965Motilal, famous actor, died.
3/29/1990Adoor Bhasi, Malayalam film actor, passed away.
6/9/1992LDF wrests Narakal while the UDF retains the Tanur assembly seat in Kerala.
7/2/1999Sahara India, sponsor of the Sahara Cup annual cricket series between India and Pakistan in Canada, withdrew sponsorship in view of the Kargil conflict.
8/19/1994Rupee made fully convertible on current account.
12/1/2000An armed intruder snipes at naval commando Satvir Singh at the official residence of the Navy Chief Admiral Sushil Kumar in the high- security Rajaji Marg area in New Delhi. The Navy sets up an enquiry board to probe the incident.
10/16/1990Om Shivpuri, famous film and theatre artist, died.