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Historical Event on 1/15/1971

Dinanath Damodar Dalal, great artist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/12/1970Gopinath Kaviraj, Padmavibhushan awardee and critic, passed away.
2/12/1742Nana Phadnavis, one of the important members of Peshwa kingdom and the Maratha master-diplomat, was born.
2/26/1887Sir Benegal Narsingh Rao, an eminent lawyer and political leader, was born. He was the first Indian President of UN Security Council in 1950.
3/30/1996Congress I splits in Tamil Nadu. Group led by G.K. Moopanar makes alliance with DMK.
2/17/1618First English Ambassador Sir Thomas Roe returned to England after meeting Emperor Jahangir in his court.
8/15/1960Maharashtra State Sahkari Grihvitta Corporation was established.
7/15/1986India protests against China's intrusion of six to seven km into the Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh.
8/15/1997K. R. Narayanan, President, posthumously confers nation's highest peace-time gallantry award 'Ashok Chakra' to second Lieutenant Puneet Dutta.
1/15/1988Narendra Hirwani makes a world record by capturing 16 West Indies wickets on Test debut at Chidambaram Stadium in Madras.
6/11/1999India provided incontrovertible tape evidence of Pakistan's involvement in the Kargil sector. The Indian army killed 23 intruders in the Batalik and Dras sectors but lost 15 of its men.