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Historical Event on 1/15/1956

Erach Jahangir Sorabji Taraporewala, famous Indian language expert, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/12/1612Usman Khan Lohani, son of Isa Khan, was defeated in the battle of Nekujyal. He died as the last independent ruler of Bengal.
2/7/1994C. T. Kamdar, famous industrialist and close friend of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away.
9/18/1967English was adopted the official language of Nagaland .
4/11/1942All-India Congress party rejects British offer of dominion status at New Delhi.
9/22/1988PM announces Government's decision to drop Defamation Bill.
12/28/1905Sir Dr. Gajapatairaj Vijaya Ananda, the Maharajkumar of Vizianagram, ""Vizzy"", cricketer and Indian Right Handed Batsman, was born at Vizianagar. He was honoured with Padma Bhushan in 1958.
8/4/1979Indian Airlines AVRO-748 crashes in to a hill near Bombay.
10/27/1999P.M. Sayeed of the Congress(I) re-elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
11/28/1999Senior Awami League leader Mohammed Anwar Sheikh is killed and his wife and daughter-in-law are seriously injured in a militant attack on his house in Kashmir.
7/24/1911Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, was born.