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Historical Event on 1/15/1956

Erach Jahangir Sorabji Taraporewala, famous Indian language expert, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/22/1992The Supreme Court asks UP Government to halt construction in Ayodhya.
1/17/1908Akkineni Lakshmi Varaprasada Rao Prasad, film producer, was born.
10/26/1814British General Governor declared war against Nepal.
9/21/1746French expeditionary army occupies Labourdonnais & Dupleix Madras.
9/21/1746Akbar captured Ahmednagar.
8/30/1990Parliament unanimously passes the Prasar Bharati Bill.
7/27/1914Kalpana Dutta, great freedom fighter, was born at Chatgaon. (27th July, 1914).
1/23/1978The motto ""Shastra se Shakti"" (Strength though arms) in Hindi written in Devengiri script was approved by the President of India as the motto of the Army Ordnance Corps.The original corps motto of the Ordnance corps was ""Usa Tela Tananti"" found in the arms of the board of Ordnance. This was translated to mean ""To the thunder his arms"". The corps song titled ""Ayudh Corps Mahan"" was introduced for the first time in 4th re-union of the Army Ordnance Corps. The song is to be played or sung ""within unit lines only"", during purely Regimental functions.
4/8/1953Walchand Hirachand, great Industrialist, passed away.
4/8/1953Muiz ud din Qaiqabad, was the tenth sultan of the Mamluk dynasty (Slave dynasty), was killed in his bed. He was proved to be an inefficient ruler.