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Historical Event on 10/15/1932

First Indian commercial airliner service 'Tata Sons Ltd' started. (Tata Airlines)

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/8/1962Chinese army infiltrated in the north-east border of India exceeding the Mac-Mahon line (Tibet-India boundary). This was the first ocassion of Chinese infiltration.
2/10/1846British forces under Hugh Gough defeated Sikhs in the Battle of Sobrahan in India.
8/10/1855Alladiya Khan, famous singer of Kolhapur court, was born.
7/22/1991Pandit Basavraj Rajguru, great singer, passed away.
7/27/1998Gian Singh, convicted for the murder of Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, is sentenced to death.
4/13/1972Balraj Sahani, famous film actor, passed away.
1/5/1982C. Ramchandra (Chitalkar), famous music director, died.
10/29/1964Priceless and irreplaceable gems, including the famed 'Star of India' of 563.35 carats and 2.5 inches in diameter, were stolen from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, in a daring burglary. An alarm system was discontinued years ago as was the all-night guard in the gem hall, both for reasons of economy. The jewels were uninsured due to high-priced premiums. There were other jewels too that were also robbed during this time.
7/13/1998India and Germany sign an agreement on promoting and protecting investment in Bonn.
10/10/1999Congress-NCP talks still on forming a Government in Maharashtra.