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Historical Event on 1/15/1977

Rashid Ahmed Siddiqui, modern Urdu writer, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/8/1990A 255 kmph cyclone lashes Andhra Pradesh coast causing heavy losses to life and property.
9/21/1992Tarachand Barjatya, film producer, passed away.
10/2/1942Menka Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested by the police when she and her friends were carrying out Gandhi Jayanti procession. She was tortured with cigar butts and the administration set her house on fire.
3/17/1992Suburban rail fare increase cut; 20\% hike in first class, second class A/C sleeper and chair car reduced to 15\%.
10/26/1999Sonia Gandhi, Congress(I) president, visits cyclone-hit areas.
10/25/1951First General Election of India begins.
6/25/2000India lifts the Asia Cup sub-junior hockey championship in Kuala Lumpur.
1/25/1992Swaran Singh and Vajpayee awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'.
4/18/1991Kerala declared the first fully literate state in the country.
5/29/1947Establishment of Indian Standard Institution.