15 APR HISTORY TODAY

Today in Indian History
Events for April 15

15-April-1658	Raja Jaswant Singh was defeated at Dharmat. He was sent by Shahjahan and Dara Shukoh to resist Aurangzeb's advance towards Agra.
15-April-1794	Moropant Paradkar, great poet of Marathi in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
15-April-1874	Tryambak Sitaram Karkhanis, founder of `Maharashtra Natak Mandali', was born.
15-April-1883	Narhar Raghunath Phatak, famous journalist and historian, was born.
15-April-1890	Gaganvihari Lalubhai Mehta, famous Indian economist, politician and journalist, was born.
15-April-1895	Bal Gangadhar Tilak inagurated the Shivaji Mahotsav at Raigad Fort.
15-April-1901	Balakrishna Janardan Mohoni, cricket Test Umpire for 11 Tests from 1948-57, was born in Maharashtra.
15-April-1919	Arjan Singh, Air Chief Marshal and Padma Vibhushan, DFC, was born in Lyalpur.
15-April-1919	British troops kill 400 Indians, who were demonstrating against the British rule at Amritsar for the forced marshall law on Punjab.
15-April-1926	Gurvel Singh Pannu, famous Hindi writer, was born in Lauhka, Punjab.
15-April-1927	Abha Gandhi, servant to Gandhi, was born.
15-April-1932	Suresh Shridhar Bhat, famous poet, was born.
15-April-1938	Madhurima. Ch, educationist and artist, was born in Begusarai, Bihar .
15-April-1942	George VI awards the George Cross to the people of Malta.
15-April-1946	The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was erected near a village named Kangla Tongbi at Mile 8 on the Imphal - Dimapur road. It was originally erected from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
15-April-1946	Triumphant over flesh and pain they passed away our day of peace to Cain. The original memorial was erected from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
15-April-1947	The new Indian Parliament appeals for non-violence.
15-April-1947	Issues with Jinnah a joint appeal for communal peace.
15-April-1948	Indian territory of Himachal Pradesh was created by the merger of some 30 small ruling states.
15-April-1948	Purushottamdas Tandon was honoured with the title of 'Rajashri' at a huge rally by Devaraha Baba. He was awarded the Prestigious 'Bharat Ratna' award.
15-April-1950	Acharya Vinoba Bhave requested to the villagers of Panchampalli Telangana, Andhra Pradesh to give 80 acres of land, and with this he had started his 'Bhudan Andolan'.
15-April-1956	A combined army and police action against well armed Naga rebels.
15-April-1962	S. S. Khera was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 18-11-1964
15-April-1963	Manoj Prabhakar, cricketer (Indian opening batsman & opening bowler), was born in Ghaziabad.
15-April-1975	India recognises the Sihanouk Government in Cambodia.
15-April-1975	Janata Party's `People's March' to Parliament.
15-April-1976	India announces it will send an envoy to Peking, first time in 15 years.
15-April-1980	Six more private sector banks nationalized.
15-April-1984	Extremist Sikhs plunder 40 stations in Punjab, India.
15-April-1992	Union Carbide decides to sell its holdings in India to raise upto $ 17 million for a hospital in Bhopal.
15-April-1992	D. T. Lakdawala, former member of Planning Commission, passed away.
15-April-1994	India signed `GAT' agreement.
15-April-1996	Shyam Benegal's film 'The Making of a Mahatma' released in S. Africa
15-April-1997	Interest rate on domestic term deposits brought down from 10 to nine per cent by RBI.
15-April-1998	Punjab men and Railways women emerge champions in the National Volleyball League in Patna.
15-April-2000	Baichung Bhutia became the first Asian-player to score a goal in the professional English game.