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Historical Event on 9/15/1940

Anil Yashwant Tipnis, Air Chief Marshal, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/15/1940Muhammad of Bin Quasim (Kasim), Arabs, attacked on Sindh and captured it. Muhammad defeated and killed King Dahir, Hindu king, at Rawar.
8/1/1993Air Chief Marshal Swaroop Krishna Kaul PVSM, MVC, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/Dec/1995.
4/5/1949Indian Boy Scout and Girl Guide were established and renamed as Bharat Scouts and Guides.
12/4/1977Ajit Agarkar, promising Indian ODI all-rounder, was born.
7/8/1996Tamil Nadu Govt. moves SC for fresh directions to Karnataka govt. for release of 15 tmc. ft. of water.
2/19/1818Bapu Gokhle, last General of Maratha kingdom, passed away.
12/3/1971Third Pakistani aggression begins with air attacks on airports in the western sector; emergency declared.
4/23/1991Major parties agree to have polls in Punjab.
6/30/1997Joginder Singh, CBI Director, was given marching orders bringing his 11-month-old controversial tenure to sudden end. R. C. Sharma, Special Director, took over.
8/3/1995Enron Power Project scrapped by Maharashtra government.