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Historical Event on 1/15/1965

Food Corporation of India inaugurated in Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/27/1948The trial of nine men accused of assassination of Gandhi before a special court judge at the Red Fort. The trial ended on 30th Dec.
1/21/1997Delhi was the first city to use propane gas when 50 autorickshaws were started on trial basis.
10/28/1929Narotam Puna, cricketer (Bombay NZ off-spinner v England 1966), was born.
2/12/1928Bardoli Satyagrah (Gujarat) was led by Vallabhbhai Patel against the Bombay government's decision to hike the revenue on cotton by 22 percent while its prices declined Internationally. Ultimately the govenment quashed the hike.
5/1/1995SAARC endorses South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and establishes a South Asian Development Fund (SADF) for the economic and technical development of the subcontinent.
9/18/1879Welthy Housinger Fisher, an American adult educationist in India, was born.
4/16/1930Rioting continues in India as British police fire on mob of 10,000.
12/11/1976Aliyawar Jung, former Governor of Maharashtra, died.
9/5/1793Mir Kasim lost To Britishers near Rajmahal in battle of Udaynala.
2/4/1994India elected to the executive boards of UNDP, UN Population Fund and UNICEF.