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Historical Event on 12/15/1950

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, first deputy Prime Minister of independent India also known as the 'Iron Man' and Bharat Ratna awardee, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/10/1984Justice Thakkar Commission appointed to enquire into the assassination of Indira Gandhi.
9/14/1953Andhra Pradesh was established. Hyderabad became the capital instead of Karnul.
9/30/1997Gen. V. P. Malik takes over from Gen. Shankar Roychowdhury as Chief of Army Staff.
6/29/1757Mir Zafar was installed on the throne as the Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orrisa from Murshidabad.
4/19/1996AIDS deleted from the list of contagious diseases in the Railway Act of 1989.
1/24/1966Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government.
12/5/1991The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India.
9/16/1929Yerramilli Janardan Rao, educationist, was born at Tanuku, (W. Godavari).
5/4/1932Many are arrested as Congress agents picket Bombay post offices in celebration of Gandhi Day.
12/10/1923Madhav Gururao Kulkarni, great author and educationist, was born in Rani Bennur, Dharwar.