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Historical Event on 4/15/1942
George VI awards the George Cross to the people of Malta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/14/1956 | Govt announces that decimal coinage will be introduced in India from April 1, 1957. |
| 2/5/1922 | Gandhiji, following Chauri Chaura (U.P.) tragedy in which 22 police constables and one sub-inspector were burnt to death by a mob, fasts for five days and abandons plan of satyagraha movement. |
| 8/11/1997 | 135 persons killed in flash floods in Shimla & Kiannaur districts of Himachal Pradesh. |
| 11/19/1996 | Krishnarao Shiva Shelvankar, journalist and diplomat, passed away at 90. |
| 6/24/1961 | Indian Manufactured Supersonic fighter HF24 flew took to air for the first time. |
| 3/13/1997 | H. D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister, presented the G. K. Reddy Memorial Award to Shekhar Gupta, Chief Editor of The Indian Express. |
| 2/12/1742 | Nana Phadnavis, one of the important members of Peshwa kingdom and the Maratha master-diplomat, was born. |
| 1/2/1953 | Government set up a Board of Editors under Dr. Syed Mahmood to prepare a history of Freedom Movement in India. |
| 11/19/1978 | Gavaskar gets twin cricket tons for India for second time. |
| 8/10/1995 | Harishankar Parsai, famous Hindi litterateur, passed away. |
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