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Historical Event on 1/15/1956
Erach Jahangir Sorabji Taraporewala, famous Indian language expert, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/29/1947 | The Nizam of Hyderabad said that he would not consider acceding to either dominion, but would agree to a 'standstill arrangement' with India. The agreement is accepted by the Indian government. |
| 1/6/1932 | Kamleshwar, famous Hindi writer, was born. |
| 9/3/1992 | Delhi High Court verdict on Bofors challenged in the Supreme Court. |
| 5/11/1987 | President's rule imposed in Punjab. |
| 8/19/1903 | Gangadhar Devram Khanolkar, biographer and critic, was born. |
| 4/16/1848 | Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Telegu author and social reformer, was born in Andhra Pradesh. |
| 4/8/1929 | Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw two bombs on the Assembly Hall. |
| 5/1/1908 | Praful Chaki committed suicide after he threw a bomb on Judge Kingsford of Mujaffarpur, killing two inocent women. |
| 2/16/1993 | Dr. U.R. Ananta Murthy elected President of the Kendra Sahitya Academy. |
| 10/5/1997 | Kiran Bedi, India's first woman police officer, was awarded the Joseph Beuys prize for her work in reforming the largest prison of the country. |
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