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Historical Event on 1/15/1949

General K. N. Kariappa became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief. He was the first Indian to reach to this post in Indian Army. In 1956, he was designated as Chief of the Army Staff - General, later Field Marshal. This event is commemoratively observed as Army Day.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/29/1997B.M. Sumavathi creats national record in heptathlon in the Federation Cup athletics.
4/27/2000Arun Bharat Ram takes over as the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry.
12/8/1998An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award.
8/2/1763British troops once again defeated Mir Kasim in 'Giriya' battle.
1/5/1957Adintrim Sales Tax Act was introduced and the Central Sales Tax Act of 1956 came into force.
2/6/1932Veena Das, revolutionary freedom fighter, shot Stenly Jackson, Governor of Calcutta at the convocation ceremony of B.A. degree, but Jackson was afraid and bend down, thus the aim was missed.
5/11/1965The first of two cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 people in the country.
7/4/1985Police inquiry said bombs caused Air India jet disaster in New Delhi.
4/18/1998Dr. A. R. Kidwai is appointed Governor of West Bengal.
9/28/1954137 people were killed when an Express Train fell from a flood-damaged bridge near East of Hydrabad.