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What happened in India today | Today’s Historical Events on June 15
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1667, 15th June: Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys conducted the first-ever human blood transfusion. He was a physician of King Louise XIV of France.
1775, 15th June: George Washington became the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. His selection was unanimous.
1908, 15th June: Establishment of the Calcutta Stock Exchange Association.
1916, 15th June: President Woodrow Wilson signed the National Charter that led to the creation of Boy Scouts of America.
2012, 15th June: Nik Wallenda completed the tightrope walk over Niagara Falls and became the first man to achieve this feat.
On this Day Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on June 15.
1917: Sajjad Hussain, an Indian film score composer.
1927: Ibn-e-Insha, an Indo-Pakistani Urdu poet, humorist, travelogue writer, and newspaper columnist.
1929: Suraiya, a popular actress and playback singer.
1932: Zia Fariduddin Dagar, an Indian classical vocalist.
1937: Anna Hazare, an Indian social activist.
1950: Lakshmi Mittal, an Indian steel magnate.
1953: Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China.
On this Day Death Anniversaries of famous people on June 15.
1878: Shiva Dayal Saheb, founder of the esoteric Hindu and Sikh sect Radha Soami Satsang.
1983: Srirangam Srinivasa Rao, an Indian Telugu-language poet, and lyricist.
What happened in India on 15 June
15-June-1659
Aurangzeb declared as the Emperor at Delhi.
15-June-1899
Roy Chowdhury Devipasad, modern Indian sculptor and painter, was born.
15-June-1907
Narayan Ganesh Goray, freedom fighter and socialist, was born at Hindala (Maharashtra).
15-June-1908
Stock Exchange of Calcutta was opened of Baldeodas Daduawala and Overened.
15-June-1937
Kumar Shri Indrajitsinhji, cricketer (Indian keeper in 60’s), was born in Jamnagar.
15-June-1947
All-India Congress accepts British plan for partition of India in New Delhi.
15-June-1948
Rajah Annamalai Chettiar, famous musician, social worker and Governor of the Imperial Bank of India, passed away.
15-June-1949
Uloor S. Parmeswara Iyer, famous poet, writer, editor and literature, died. He was 72.
15-June-1953
Internal Air Route Corporation of India was established.
15-June-1960
Bardwan University was established in West Bengal.
15-June-1966
U.S. resumes full economic aid to India and Pakistan.
15-June-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.
15-June-1982
Supreme Court rules that all children, regardless of citizenship, are entitled to public education.
15-June-1986
K. K. Tarapore, cricketer (Test for India 1948), was killed in a motor-scooter accident.
15-June-1988
Dalai Lama recoganised the rights of China in foreign affairs and Army Operations in Tibet region.
15-June-1990
Punjab Government returned gold and other valuables seized from Golden Temple during the 1984 Blue Star operation to SGPC.
15-June-1991
About 50\% of the 180.3 million electorate cast their votes in the final phase of Lok Sabha elections.
15-June-1991
General Election (10th) of India ends. In this election Indian National Congress won.
15-June-1993
PM Narasimha Rao visits Oman; India and Oman decide to give each other MFN status.