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Historical Event on 1/15/1971

Dinanath Damodar Dalal, great artist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/31/1970Indira Gandhi called for international help as the civil war in Bangladesh, or East Pakistan, had turned two million people into refugees. Many of them were suffering from cholera and smallpox. The authorities of West Pakistan refused to care for them, and India couldn't afford to.
11/6/1930First Round Table Conference held at London.
4/30/1992Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct taxes.
6/21/1862Ganendra Mohan Tagore was the first Indian to get the Barrister-at-Law Degree after passing the examination from Lincoln Inn University.
6/6/1982Devraj Ars, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away.
2/3/1925First Electric Train started its journey from Bombay V. T. (presently known as C.S.T.) to Kurla. This train was on the Central Railway, Bombay.
9/12/1627Ibrahim Adilshah died.
8/1/1997Viswanathan Anand wins the Credit Suisse Masters chess tournament in Beil.
9/11/1950Sorabjee Harmasji Colah, cricketer (69 runs in India's first 2 tests 1932-33), passed away.
4/24/1995K. Karunakaran elected to Rajya Sabha.