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Historical Event on 5/15/1997

Yaseen Malik, All-Party Hurriyat Conference leader, was released from Tihar jail.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/12/1906Gandhiji support the ""Home Rule"" for India in the name of ''justice and for good of humanity"".
4/5/1949Indian Boy Scout and Girl Guide were established and renamed as Bharat Scouts and Guides.
7/17/1996Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth.
12/6/1962India closes its consulates in Communist China.
10/5/1993CBI chargesheeted 40 in Ayodhya case. Advani, Joshi and Bal Thackeray were among the accused.
1/10/1888Marathas were defeated in the third and last war against the British at Rampura.
12/25/1937Pitambar Datt Kaushika, great educationist, was born at Bulandshahar.
12/4/1998Christians across the country observe a protest day against the recent attacks on the community and its institutions.
12/11/1996T. N. Seshan retires. M. S. Gill becomes the new election Chief Election Commissioner.
12/23/1930The British governor of Punjab was wounded in an assassination attempt.