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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
6/17/1976Montreal Olympics opens.
3/5/1993The government de-reserves the mining industry throwing it open to private sector as well as to foreign investment.
1/20/1993Bindeshwari Dube, former Chief Minister Bihar, passed away.
7/22/1991New industrial policy for liberalisation of economies announced in Parliament.
4/15/1994India signed `GAT' agreement.
12/14/1990President's Rule imposed on Goa. Caretaker CM Dr. Barbosa disqualified from the membership of Assembly for defection from Congress (I) nine months ago.
10/6/1779Elphinston, historian and administrator of Mumbai province, was born.
10/9/1999Sunil Kumar and Sai Jayalakshmy won the men's and women's titles respectively in the National Tennis championship in Delhi. Akshay Vishal Rao emerged boys' under-18 champion.
9/9/1997Pravin Thipsay becomes India's third chess Grand Master.
5/22/1953Sherpa Tenzing Norgay of Darjeeling and Edmund Hillary of New Zealand were the first to conquer the Mount Everest (World).