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Historical Event on 1/15/1921

Babasaheb Anantrao Bhosle, eighth Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/25/1911L. D. Swamikannu publishes ""Manual of Indian Chronology"" in Bombay.
3/25/1911Babur Shah, Mughal Emperior, defeated Afghan Nawab Nasrat Shah, king of Bengal, on the banks of the Gand and the Ghaghra river.
7/20/1905First Partition of Bengal, which was proposed by Lord Curzon, was accepted by British Government's Minister of India.
2/3/1988INS Chakra was inducted in the Indian Navy when the first Soviet SSN Victor 1 class nuclear propelled submarine and India joined the maritime nuclear powers.
10/1/1990Supreme Court stays implementation of Mandal Commission recommendations.
8/10/1979Rohini Technology Payload (RTP) intended for measuring in-flight performance of first experimental flight of SLV-3, the first Indian Space launch vehicle, failed to be placed in orbit.
12/25/1943Japanese bombers raid Chittagong.
1/18/1948Gandhi breaks 121-hour fast in New Delhi, after halting of Muslim-Hindu riots in Calcutta. He breaks the fast on security pledges from communal leaders who ""Peace Pledge"" to Gandhiji.
4/29/1997R. N. Malhotra, 71, former RBI Governor, died.
5/17/1998US President Bill Clinton wants India and Pakistan to sign CTBT.