THE DAY IN HISTORY · DECEMBER 15
December 15 in history
What happened on December 15: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1952, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Potti Sriramulu’s fast for Andhra
19 Oct – 15 Dec 1952 — Potti Sriramulu fasted for 58 days for a Telugu-speaking state and died; riots spread through the Telugu districts, and four days later Nehru conceded Andhra. The first state drawn by language was formed on 1 October 1953.
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