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Historical Event on 12/15/1675
Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded in Delhi by Aurangzeb for his refusal to embrace him.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/5/1892 | John Burdon Sanderson Haldane, biologist, was born at Oxford. |
| 4/11/1952 | Treaty between France and India, transferring the former French settlement of Chandranagar to India, is ratified by the National Assembly, Paris. It was the last formal step in completing the process of sovereignty. |
| 1/16/1924 | In a tragic ship wreck, Kumaran Asan, famous Malayalam poet & eminent social worker, died. |
| 4/26/1992 | Gyanapith award winner Prof. V.K.Gokak (82) passes away. |
| 1/19/1948 | India and Pakistan accept U.N. mediation in New York. |
| 2/28/1951 | Karsan Devji Ghavri, cricketer (Indian lefty medium pacer early 80s), was born in Rajkot. |
| 7/20/1636 | John Oldham, trader of mass, was murdered by Indians. |
| 5/17/1974 | Durgadas, famous Indian journalist, passed away. |
| 8/8/1955 | Dr. Homi J. Bhabha elected chairman of the international conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy. |
| 4/1/1995 | Open General Licence (OGL) list expanded from 43 to 75 as import of consumer goods liberalised. |
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