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Historical Event on 1/15/1999

Mi. Pa. Somasundaram (79), writer, poet, litterateur and associate of Rajaji, died in Chennai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/4/1942Japanese Navy destroyed 3 British battleship to sink in the Bay of Bengal during the Second World War.
12/3/1991Satinder Kumar Lamba appointed India's Ambassador to Pakistan.
7/5/1882Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927), classical singer and Muslim mystic, was born. He was instrumental in bringing Sufism to the music.
3/19/1907Dr. Dilawar Hussain, right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, was born.
12/30/1974Opening of the fifth Indian Film Festival. It was presided over by Satyajit Ray at New Delhi.
9/2/1946Pratham Chaudhary (Birbal), modern Bengali poet and critic, passed away.
10/11/1991BJP government in U.P. acquires the disputed Ayodhya land.
3/17/1985Dattu Phadkar, cricketer (Indian all-rounder, 31 Tests 1947-58), passed away.
10/1/1990Supreme Court stays implementation of Mandal Commission recommendations.
12/11/1992UP acquistion of land in Ayodhya quashed by Allahabad High Court.