December15

Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded in Delhi by Aurangzeb for his refusal to embrace him.

Yashwant Sinha, Finance Minister, arrives in Berlin to attend G-20 meet.

S. Kasturiranga Ayengar, owner of Hindu newspaper, was born.

Daily newspaper "Lokmat" published it's first Jalgaon edition.

Saraswatibai, famous singer and classical music expert, was born.

Swami Ranga Natahananda, was born at Trikkur, Kerala.

Aspy Merwan, engineer and who became the Air Marchal of India, was born.

Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner of India, was born.

Hema Chengkalath, female Soccer(Football) player, was born in Calgary, Canada.

60 Harijans enter the Vishwanath Temple at Varanasi.

Magsaysay award winning litterateur Mahasweta Devi, Sitar maestro Annapurna Devi and Rabindra Sangeet exponent Suchitra Mitra honoured with 'Desikottam' by Visva Bharati University.

East India Company captured Orrisa state.

The Vengeance suffered numerous defects and teething troubles, necessitating temporary withdrawal from the two IAF squadrons, but the problems were eventually mitigated if not eradicated, and No. 8 Sqn flew its first operational Vengeance sorties against Japanese targets from Double Moorings, Chittagong.

Scindia's SS Jal Pushpa launched.

Maharastra State Agriculture Industry Development Corporation established.

Satyajit Ray, film maestro, awarded Special Oscar for his lifetime achievement.

Baichung Bhutia, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Gangtok, Sikkim.

Shahu Chattrapati, grandson of Shivaji, died.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, first deputy Prime Minister of independent India also known as the 'Iron Man' and Bharat Ratna awardee, died.

Third cyclone of the year kills another 15,000 at mouths of Ganges river.

Rasulatbai, veteran classical music expert, died.

Landslide victory for GNLF in Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council elections.

BJP Governments of Sunderlal Patwa (MP), Shanta Kumar (HP) and Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (Rajasthan) dismissed.

Rajya Sabha approves extension of President's rule in J & K for a further period of 6 months and also passes Government resolution approving imposition of President's rule in UP.

Orissa Janata Dal unit splits with 29 of 43 Legislature Party members forming 'Biju Janata Dal'.

The CPI (M) urges the Centre to take over Dunlop India Ltd.