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Historical Event on 1/15/1999

Mi. Pa. Somasundaram (79), writer, poet, litterateur and associate of Rajaji, died in Chennai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/28/1896In the Indian National Congress, Vande Mataram was first sung in Calcutta.
10/20/1999The Centre accepts the recommendations of the Backward Classes Commission on the inclusion of Jats and other backward classes (OBCs) in Rajasthan except Bharatpur and Dholpur districts.
1/8/1995ONGC's oil rig blow out at Pasalapudi site in Andhra Pradesh.
3/14/1910Dalai Lama makes a rare state visit to the Viceroy of Calcutta.
4/26/1952India says U.N. may disintegrate if powers block consideration of issues in small countries.
4/19/1981Indira Gandhi,Prime Minister, inaugurated `Maharashtra Vidhanbhavan'.
3/3/1978Origin of Saka Era (India).
5/10/198559 were killed and 150 wounded in Sikh attacks.
7/19/1998Tremors measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale rocked Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
1/31/1941Second Lieutenant Premindra Singh Bhagat of the Bombay Sappers showed an act of unparalleled bravery and inspiring leadership when commanding a detachment of 21 Field company of the Bombay Sappers on the road to Gondar, in Abyssinia. Hence, The Victoria Cross (VC) was bestowed upon him and he became the first Indian Commissioned Officer receipeant of The Victoria Cross (VC).