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Historical Event on 4/15/1976
India announces it will send an envoy to Peking, first time in 15 years.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/14/1997 | 78 persons die and around 250 are injured as four bogies of Ahmedabad-Howrah Express de-rail while crossing a bridge on Hasdeo river near Champa Railway Station in Bilaspur district, Madhya Pradesh. |
| 9/14/1997 | Saint Francis Xavier, Jesuit priest, Spanish missionary teaching in India and Japan, was born in the Spanish kingdom of Navarre. |
| 10/26/1947 | After the tribal column, raping and looting along the way by Pakistani Army continued at Baramulla, 50 kilometres from Srinagar. Maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir Hari Singhji, then, signed the instrument of accession with India and the Indian Armed Forces reacted to the Pakistani Army's infiltration. Great acts of personal gallantry and collective bravery were shown in the Kashmir operations. Major Som Nath Sharma was awarded the PVC, India's highest decoration for valour, and Brigadier Usman, commanding the 50th Parachute Brigade, was awarded the MVC. Both the soldiers were awarded posthumously. |
| 10/11/1962 | Chinese, Indian troops clash on border, claiming 50 lives. |
| 1/21/1999 | Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena chief, suspends his party's protest against the coming India-Pakistan cricket matches after an urgent meeting with the Union Home Minister in Mumbai. |
| 7/10/1994 | Ramrao Raghoba Rane, Paramveer Chakra awardee, died. |
| 8/19/1916 | Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India, was born. |
| 9/3/1984 | Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh PVSM, AVSM, VM, retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. |
| 3/1/1993 | Narayan Ganesh Goray passed away (1-5-98). |
| 12/19/1994 | Critical stores of IAF were de-inducted by AN-124 contracted by UN. Bulky stores were brought by ship Mogadishu. |
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