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Historical Event on 1/15/1929
Dr. Martin Luther King, civil rights leader of the United States of America, freedom fighter and Nobel Prize awardee, was born at America.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/19/1934 | Dr. Hiralal died. He was a distinguished historian and contributed numerous articles to 'Indian Antiquary', 'Epigraphia Indica', The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, etc. He was also an honorary correspondent in Archaeology to the Government of India. |
| 3/9/1931 | The Tories decide not to attend future round table talks on India in London. |
| 5/23/1996 | Joint Opposition candidate Purno A. Sangma (Cong. MP from Meghalaya) unanimously elected Speaker of 11th Lok Sabha. |
| 5/14/1954 | President issues an order extending application of Indian Constitution to Kashmir with the concurrence of the State government. |
| 9/8/1911 | Anand Gopal Sheorey, great Hindi writer, litterateur and journalist, was born at Sausar in Madhya Pradesh. |
| 8/19/1993 | Sharad Pawar elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council from Pune. |
| 1/6/1979 | Rohini-200, first monsoon experimental rocket, launched from Thumba. |
| 2/20/1976 | Production of Crude Oil started from offshore Bombay High near Mumbai. |
| 2/20/1976 | Amarsingh, Rajput king of Mewar, was born. |
| 1/1/1999 | George Fernandes, Defence Minister, said the sacked Naval Chief, Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat, had been displaying ""disturbing tendencies"" for over a year and even threatened his successor, Admiral Sushil Kumar, with court martial. |
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