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Historical Event on 1/15/1947

Pritish Nandi, famous journalist, was born. Abul Kalam Azad became Minister of Education in the Government of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1954French settlements in India pass under Indian control.
3/3/1930Untouchable people fought to enter the temple of 'Kala Rama' at Nasik.
4/4/1998G. Sarala Devi, 62, CPI leader and general secretary of the National Federation of Indian Women, passed away in Hyderabad.
3/7/1956A gigantic steel tube plant opened in Jamshedpur. It was the first of its kind in India.
3/31/1843Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar (Annasaheb), first musical playwright of Marathi, was born.
5/13/1967Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) retired from the post of second President.
11/11/1924Rusi Sheriyar Modi, cricketer (Indian batsman in post-War years), was born in Surat, Gujarat.
10/20/1774New Regulating Act was introduced which abolished the East India Company Government and a new Government was formed.
12/27/1998Churches and missionary schools come under attack and many were injured in a fresh outbreak of communal violence in Surat and Dangs district of Gujarat even as the Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad announce the stepping up of their stir against the alleged conversion of Hindus.
9/2/1996Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov in Rapid Chess tournament in Geneva.