|
|
Historical Event on 12/15/1991
Satyajit Ray, film maestro, awarded Special Oscar for his lifetime achievement.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/30/1971 | Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, famous nuclear scientist, died. |
| 5/7/1907 | Rajbali Pandey, famous poet, was born. |
| 1/8/1956 | Tryambak Sitaram Karkhanis, founder of 'Maharashtra Drama Group' (Maharashtra Natak Mandali), died. |
| 9/15/1948 | The India flag carrying vessel reached Bombay Port. |
| 7/12/1932 | The 16,000-foot Shyok ice dam in the Himalayas bursts flooding the Indus Valley at Kashmir. |
| 1/6/1842 | 4,500 British & Indian troops leave Kabul.. |
| 1/3/1997 | Congress President Sitaram Kesri elected leader of Congress Parliamentary Party, and Sharad Pawar appointed leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha. |
| 12/5/1950 | Sikkim becomes a protectorate of India. |
| 3/15/1946 | Attlee offers India full independence after agreement on constitution in London. |
| 12/20/1931 | Leela Nag (Leela Roy), freedom fighter and editor of Jayshri, was arrested in Bengal for her association with ""Depali Sangh"" who supported Chatgang Ammunition Plot against the Bengal Government. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
