15 DEC TODAY IN HISTORY DINVISHESH GHADAMODI

Today in Indian History
Events for December 15

15-December-1675	Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded in Delhi by Aurangzeb for his refusal to embrace him.
15-December-1749	Shahu Chattrapati, grandson of Shivaji, died.
15-December-1803	East India Company captured Orrisa state.
15-December-1859	S. Kasturiranga Ayengar, owner of Hindu newspaper, was born.
15-December-1894	Saraswatibai, famous singer and classical music expert, was born.
15-December-1908	Swami Ranga Natahananda, was born at Trikkur, Kerala.
15-December-1912	Aspy Merwan, engineer and who became the Air Marchal of India, was born.
15-December-1932	Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner of India, was born.
15-December-1943	The Vengeance suffered numerous defects and teething troubles, necessitating temporary withdrawal from the two IAF squadrons, but the problems were eventually mitigated if not eradicated, and No. 8 Sqn flew its first operational Vengeance sorties against Japanese targets from Double Moorings, Chittagong.
15-December-1950	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, first deputy Prime Minister of independent India also known as the 'Iron Man' and Bharat Ratna awardee, died.
15-December-1951	Scindia's SS Jal Pushpa launched.
15-December-1957	60 Harijans enter the Vishwanath Temple at Varanasi.
15-December-1965	Third cyclone of the year kills another 15,000 at mouths of Ganges river.
15-December-1965	Maharastra State Agriculture Industry Development Corporation established.
15-December-1974	Rasulatbai, veteran classical music expert, died.
15-December-1976	Baichung Bhutia, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Gangtok, Sikkim.
15-December-1976	Daily newspaper ""Lokmat"" published it's first Jalgaon edit
15-December-1980	Hema Chengkalath, female Soccer(Football) player, was born in Calgary, Canada.
15-December-1988	Landslide victory for GNLF in Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council elections.
15-December-1991	Satyajit Ray, film maestro, awarded Special Oscar for his lifetime achievement.
15-December-1992	BJP Governments of Sunderlal Patwa (MP), Shanta Kumar (HP) and Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (Rajasthan) dismissed.
15-December-1995	Rajya Sabha approves extension of President's rule in J & K for a further period of 6 months and also passes Government resolution approving imposition of President's rule in UP.
15-December-1997	Magsaysay award winning litterateur Mahasweta Devi, Sitar maestro Annapurna Devi and Rabindra Sangeet exponent Suchitra Mitra honoured with 'Desikottam' by Visva Bharati University.
15-December-1997	Orissa Janata Dal unit splits with 29 of 43 Legislature Party members forming 'Biju Janata Dal'.
15-December-1999	The CPI (M) urges the Centre to take over Dunlop India Ltd.
15-December-1999	Yashwant Sinha, Finance Minister, arrives in Berlin to attend G-20 meet.