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Historical Event on 1/15/1988

Narendra Hirwani makes a world record by capturing 16 West Indies wickets on Test debut at Chidambaram Stadium in Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/30/1823Sir Dinshaw Manokji Petit, famous industrialist, was born.
1/19/1990Mr. Jagmohan takes over the administration in J&K as the new Governor after CM Farukh Abdulla resigns.
2/17/1992S. V. Sheshadri, sports journalist, passed away.
4/7/1962Umrigar slams 172* vs WI at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes.
8/13/1951First test flight of 'Hindustan Trainer-2' (H.T.2) which was indigenously designed and manufactured in India.
1/19/1990Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ""Osho"", Indian free love guru, modern mystic and controversial cult figure, died in Pune at the age of 58 years. He will be remembered as a great orator and for founding of Rajnishpuram in USA.
10/19/1967Dr. C. V. Raman elucidated his new theory on wave motion in respect to vision and dim light.
3/22/1997Deshabhimani daily, official organ of CPI (M), launches its 5th edition from Kottayam, Kerala.
2/25/1982J. K. Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests for India 1947-48), passed away.
3/9/1990Darbara Singh, former Punjab Chief Minister, died.