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Historical Event on 1/15/1999
Mi. Pa. Somasundaram (79), writer, poet, litterateur and associate of Rajaji, died in Chennai.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
6/9/1900 | Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, died in Ranchi Jail. |
7/22/1992 | Security scam: Planning Commission member V. Krishnamurthy resigns. |
9/9/1981 | Phiroz Edulji Palia, cricketer (two Tests for India, 29 runs & 0/13), died. |
9/7/1998 | Swami Ranganathananda is elected the 13th president of the Ramakrishna Order. |
11/25/1956 | Lal Bahadur Shastri, Railway Minister, resigns from the office or Railway Minitery, taking moral responsibility for Ayyapan rail disaster thus setting a rare example for politicians. |
9/29/2000 | Nayudu award goes to former India cricket captain Lt. Col. Hemu Adhikari. |
12/1/1928 | The first talkie filmshow, named as 'British Talkies' , was released on December 1, 1928, at Globe Theatres, Calcutta. |
5/15/1999 | Militants gun down Abdul Ahad Kar, a senior member of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly belonging to the ruling National Conference, in Kupwara district. |
6/24/1908 | Gopinath, famous Kathakali dancer, was born. |
2/25/1999 | The curtains came down on the fifth National Games. Manipur won the overall championship while swimmers Nisha Millet of Karnataka and Sebastian Xavier of Kerala were adjudged the best sportswoman and sportsman respectively. |
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