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Historical Event on 5/15/1999
The BJP and at least 13 of its allies rename themselves the National Democratic Alliance.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/28/1999 | Senior Awami League leader Mohammed Anwar Sheikh is killed and his wife and daughter-in-law are seriously injured in a militant attack on his house in Kashmir. |
| 4/20/1989 | President's rule imposed in Karnataka. |
| 11/19/1917 | Indira (Pridarshani) Gandhi, the first Indian Lady Prime Minister, was born at Allahabad. She was the only child of Jawharlal Nehru and took active participation in freedom fight by forming ""Vanar Sena"" (a team of young detectives). She lead India in a successful war against Pakistan to seperate East and West Pakistans and establish the nation of Banglades |
| 2/19/1818 | Bapu Gokhle, last General of Maratha kingdom, passed away. |
| 2/20/1847 | Turf Club of Royal Calcutta was established. |
| 2/13/1969 | Subroto Tara Banerjee, cricketer (Indian quickie & Dennis Lillee protegee), was born in Patna. |
| 3/5/1991 | Congress threatens to withdraw support to the minority government of Chandrasekhar on the issue of police surveillance in Rajiv Gandhi's residence. |
| 11/5/2000 | The Interpol issues a ""look-out'' notice for the five persons and two of their accomplices, who hijacked an Indian Airlines plane in December 1999 |
| 1/15/1899 | Musaffir, Giani Gurmukh Singh, writer and politician, was born at Udhwal (Pakistan). |
| 12/14/1999 | India lost to Australia by 285 runs in Adelaide in the first cricket Test. |
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