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Historical Event on 3/15/1920
Ranganandhan Francis, field hockey (Olympic-gold-1948, 52, 56), was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/4/1967 | 6.5 earthquake at Koyna Dam in Maharashtra kills 200 people. |
| 3/31/1904 | British slaughter hundreds of Tibetans. |
| 5/17/1857 | Bahadhur Shah II declared as the emperor of India. |
| 9/21/1912 | Firoz Gandhi, great politician, was born. |
| 12/3/1971 | Third Pakistani aggression begins with air attacks on airports in the western sector; emergency declared. |
| 3/29/1939 | Hanumant Singh, cricketer (14 Tests for India-century on debut), was born in Banswara. |
| 6/11/1964 | Dr. Jayant Narlikar, great mathematician of India, submitted his thesis to Royal Society of London. |
| 2/17/1986 | Jiddu Krishnamurti, famous Indian philosopher (Kingdom Happiness), passed away at the age of 90 yrs at Ojai, California, USA. |
| 2/23/1997 | Justice J. S. Verma appointed Chief Justice of India. |
| 8/18/1993 | The Transport Development Council decides to abolish Pathkar (entry tax) and increase the fee for national permit from Rs. 1500 to Rs. 5000. |
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