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Historical Event on 4/15/1919

Arjan Singh, Air Chief Marshal and Padma Vibhushan, DFC, was born in Lyalpur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/25/1974Indian Aeroplane Jumbo 747 was hijacked and taken over to Rome.
6/5/1980Manipur University was established.
12/29/1959Durgapur Iron Plant inaugurated.
2/3/1977Government relaxes rules of Emergency to permit normal political activity and electioneering.
2/4/1994India elected to the executive boards of UNDP, UN Population Fund and UNICEF.
2/20/1847Turf Club of Royal Calcutta was established.
1/21/1922Juda Reuben, cricket Test umpire for 10 tests from 1969-77, was born in Mumbai.
12/7/1856First Hindu widow married officially.
1/27/1927Michael Craig, actor (Escape 2000, Vault of Horror), was born in Pune.
9/11/1950Sorabjee Harmasji Colah, cricketer (69 runs in India's first 2 tests 1932-33), passed away.