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Historical Event on 1/15/1921
Babasaheb Anantrao Bhosle, eighth Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/5/1864 | Cyclone destroyed most of Calcutta city in which approximately 50,000 people died. |
| 6/7/1984 | Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. |
| 3/9/1897 | Fans start calling the team 'Indians' (in 1915 it became official). |
| 9/26/1919 | Rotary Club's first Indian meeting was held. |
| 6/27/1999 | India won the four-nation under-21 women's hockey title, defeating England in the final at the Kean University, New Jersey. |
| 10/24/1868 | Balasaheb Pantpratinidhi, king of Aundh and painter, was born. |
| 8/10/1986 | Gen. A.S. Vaidya, who was Chief of Army Staff, at the time of 'Operation Blue Star', was shot dead at Pune. |
| 11/22/1872 | Meera Behn (Medlin Slade), freedom fighter, was born at England. |
| 2/14/1901 | King Edward VII open's his first parliament. |
| 7/9/1873 | Henry Albert John Gidney, greatest leader and politician, was born in Igatpuri, Maharashtra. |
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