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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 |
| 3/3/1990 | JD-BJP coalition government in Gujarat, Chimanbhai Patel to become CM; Sharad Pawar in Maharashtra and Bhairon Singh Shekhewat of BJP to head the BJP-JD coalition government in Rajasthan. |
| 8/2/1922 | Gangaprasad Birla, great industrialist, was born. |
| 7/13/1905 | Premnath Bazaz, famous Kashmir freedom fighter, was born. |
| 4/27/1918 | Gandhiji attends Viceroy's War Conference at Delhi and addresses it in Hindustani; subsequently tours Kaira District to raise recruits for army. |
| 5/8/1962 | Ravindra Bharti University established in West Bengal. |
| 3/18/1974 | Buddhadev Basu, modern Bengali poet, story writer, playwright and critic, passed away. |
| 7/27/1910 | Bande Ali Khan, great singer of `Beenkar' and `Kirana Gharana', passed away. |
| 10/13/1999 | Janata Dal (United) snap ties with the BJP in Karnataka |
| 4/1/1962 | Metric weights became compulsory as New Weights and Measurements Metric system was intoduced by Indian Government. |
| 6/16/1946 | Britain invites Indian leaders to set up an interim govt at London. |
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