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Historical Event on 12/15/1950
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, first deputy Prime Minister of independent India also known as the 'Iron Man' and Bharat Ratna awardee, died.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
4/10/1996 | Delhi High Court bans the import of toxic waste in India. |
1/29/1983 | Indira Gandhi names 12 new ministers as Cabinet resigns. |
5/27/1964 | Gulzarilal Nanda was entrusted the responsibility as Acting Prime Minster of India. He held this office till June 9, 1964. He is till date the only Acting Prime Minster of India. |
1/24/1857 | Calcutta University established. |
8/5/1999 | Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship, given to sportspersons with outstanding track record and possessing Olympic potential. |
3/13/1989 | The first straw fired thermal power plant was laid in Jakhari village of Punjab. |
11/16/1992 | Reservation, Supreme Court rejects economic criteria. |
12/12/1994 | N.T. Rama Rao, TDP leader in Andhra Pradesh, and Pavan Kumar Chamling, leader of Sikkim Democratic Front, take oath of office; Rishang Keishing of Manipur sworn in as CM; Liquor banned in AP by NT Rama Rao. |
12/14/1936 | Kamalkant Bhattacharya, Assamese thinker and author, passed away. |
6/18/1996 | CBI arrests Sanjeeva Rao, relative of Narasimha Rao, and Prakash Yadav, son of former Union Minister, in the urea scam. |
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