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Historical Event on 1/15/1998
Gulzari Lal Nanda, Gandhian freedom fighter and twice acting Prime Minister in 1964 and 1966, died in Ahmedabad at the age of 100 years.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/20/1938 | Bhartacharya Chintamanrao Vinayak Vaidya, omnicient research scientist and expert of Marathi and English languages, passed away. |
| 12/17/1987 | Bhopal court orders the Union Carbide to pay Rs. 350 crore as interim relief to 1984 gas victims. |
| 1/22/1760 | In the battle at Wandiwash (India), after their victory against the French, the British virtually had no European opponent left in India. |
| 4/1/1973 | India starts a drive to save tigers from extinction. |
| 5/31/1998 | India rejects mediation on issues with Pakistan, reiterates its commitment to address outstanding issues bilaterally. |
| 12/9/1946 | The first meeting of Constitutional Committee Assembly was held in Parliment after a gap of two years, 11 months and 17 days. The Congress started its work of framing the Indian Constitution. Muslim League boycott failed to prevent Constituent Assembly opening. From 16th August 1946, the country witnessed communal riots on an unprecedented scale. At this crucial juncture, on 20th February 1947, Clement Atlee the British prime minister, fixed June 1948 as a deadline for transfer of power and Lord Mountbatten was appointed as the new Viceroy. |
| 12/31/1900 | Krishna Narayan Ratanjankar, famous musician and writer of Tan Sangrah in three parts and Abhinav Geet Mangari, was born in Bombay. |
| 1/4/1907 | Govind Rai, renowned Gujarati novelist and writer of 'Saraswati Chandra', passed away. |
| 7/21/1930 | Anand Bakshi, famous lyrisist, was born. |
| 4/12/1799 | The Church Missionary Society was organized in London under the original name of the Society for Missions in Africa and the East. This Anglican missions agency currently works in fields located in Africa, Ceylon, India, Pakistan, Iran and Palestine. |
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