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Historical Event on 2/15/1951

Stephen H. Smith, father and pioneer of Indian Aero Philately or air borne mail, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/11/1954Madireddy Venkateshwar Narasimha Rao, cricketer (Indian leg-spin all-rounder 1978-79), was born in Secunderabad.
3/10/1969Parliament passed the Act that made Central Industrial Security Force as an Armed Force of the union.
3/25/1905Mirza Rasid Ali Baig, famous Indian politician, was born.
1/25/1992Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata (1904-1993).
1/25/1957Kashmir becomes Indian state.
2/2/1930Vasudev Govind Apte, editor and dictrionay creator, passed away.
7/17/1947Ramdas Coastal Steamer sank off Bombay claiming 550 lives.
1/30/1996Maharashtra govt. decides to make school education free up to 10th standard.
6/9/199881 persons are killed as cyclone hits the Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat and Jalore district of Rajasthan. Subsequently, the toll is put at 934 in the Kutch-Saurashtra region alone.
8/11/1999The last total solar eclipse of the millenium was seen in northern parts of India and France. This eclipse lasted for 2 min and 23 sec.