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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
4/25/1982India's first telecast colour broadcasting started on Dordarshan.
8/4/1906Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar, the architect of modern Himachal Pradesh and an energetic Chief Minister, was born at Chanhalag village in Sirmaur.
3/2/1994Autonomous Hill Council for Leh set up.
11/2/1992Nine Maharashtra ministers resign.
1/7/1859The Bahadur Shah II case trial was started, which ended on March 29.
12/11/1998Poet Pradeep (Ramchandra Divedi) died at 1850 hrs today.
6/29/1909Pandit Motilal, social reformer and freedom fighter, was born.
9/17/1879E.V. Ramaswami Naicker, prominent leader of Dravid movement and social reformer, was born at Erode in Tamil Nadu.
11/3/19843,000 die in a three-day anti-Sikh riotsin India.
1/22/1986Satwant Singh, Balbir Singh and Kehar Singh, all sikhs, were sentenced to death for the assassination of India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.