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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 |
| 12/15/1997 | Orissa Janata Dal unit splits with 29 of 43 Legislature Party members forming 'Biju Janata Dal'. |
| 2/19/1993 | SC Jamir elected leader of the Congress (I) Legislature Party in Nagaland. |
| 6/4/1947 | Hindi daily 'Nai Duniya' started publication at Indore, Madhya Pradesh. |
| 9/11/1954 | Ram Naresh, editor and Hindi author, was born. |
| 7/10/1949 | Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, great Indian cricket player (opener, 10,122 Test runs), was born in Bombay. He has received Arjun Award (1975) and Padma Bhushan (1980). |
| 12/12/1955 | The President promulgated an ordinance providing the usage of Hindi with English for official purposes of Indian Union. B.G. Kher Commission (under article 344(I) of the Constitution) constituted. Hindi Teaching Scheme was introduced under Ministry of Home Affairs. |
| 1/5/1982 | C. Ramchandra (Chitalkar), famous music director, died. |
| 5/19/1796 | Game protection law restricts encroachment on Indian hunting grounds. |
| 4/15/1980 | Six more private sector banks nationalized. |
| 10/16/1978 | Test debut of Kapil Dev, India vs Pakistan, at Faisalabad. |
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