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Historical Event on 6/15/1969

Dr. Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, great pioneer in Indian Geology and professor in development of geo-scientific research in the country, passed away at New Delhi at the age of 86.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1955S. P. Kampani, was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 18-07-1957.
4/4/1910Sri Aurobindo left politics and reached Pondicherry, where he made the seat of Yoga.
7/2/1926Ram Sewak Yadav, social reformer, politician and leader, was born in Tala Village, Uttar Pradesh.
10/1/1886Baluchisthan became a part of India.
5/17/1993Ravi Naik, Goa CM, resigns; Dy. CM Wilfred D'Souza elected to succeed.
1/10/1967Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, laid the foundation stone of Women's University, Karnataka, founded to pay gratitude to Rani Chainema of Kitur.
1/15/1958Tamil becomes the official language of Madras.
7/10/1997Malleswari earns India's first gold medal in Asian weightlifting championship in Beijing.
12/11/1988Dr. Nagendra Singh, 74, President of the International Court of Justice, passed away in Hague.
5/23/1931Sharad Joshi, famous Hindi poet, playwright and journalist, was born.