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Historical Event on 9/15/1947
Gandhi deplores the idea of population transfer.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/27/1973 | The first Ladies Police Station started functioning at Calicut in Kerala. |
| 10/29/1964 | Priceless and irreplaceable gems, including the famed 'Star of India' of 563.35 carats and 2.5 inches in diameter, were stolen from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, in a daring burglary. An alarm system was discontinued years ago as was the all-night guard in the gem hall, both for reasons of economy. The jewels were uninsured due to high-priced premiums. There were other jewels too that were also robbed during this time. |
| 5/7/1950 | Punjab Mail train crashed near Jasidh killing 81 persons. |
| 3/13/1857 | Lord William Pit, Governer General of India (1823-28), passed away. |
| 12/31/1993 | Manipur placed under President's rule; Bangarappa launches Karnataka Congress Party. |
| 11/11/1998 | V. M. Devaraj (78), DMK leader and former MLA, passed away after a brief illness. He represented Vellore in 1980, 1984 and 1989. He was a close associate of the DMK founder, C. N. Annadurai. |
| 11/30/1920 | N. B. Kamat, filmmaker and distributor, was born. |
| 10/14/1994 | Setu Madhavrao Pagdi, researcher and historian, died. |
| 5/28/1903 | Shantanu L. Kirloskar, great industrialist, was born at Sholapur (Maharashtra). |
| 7/6/1999 | The Indian High Commission staff member Yog Raj Vij, who was beaten up and abducted by Pakistani intelligence operatives, is released. India strongly condemns this assault. |
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