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Historical Event on 7/15/1980
Gajanan Vishwanath Ketkar, editor of `Kesri' and `Maratha', passed away.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
8/15/1867 | Bhartendu Harishchandra publishes a Hindi monthly 'Kavi Vachan Sudha'. |
5/16/1945 | Prahraj Gopalchandra, modern author of Oria language, passed away. |
8/12/1928 | The Olympic Games hosted by Amsterdam fully realized Pierre de Coubertin's vision: 'the nations of the world in friendly competition'. After a succession of Olympics dominated by North America and Western Europe, Amsterdam welcomed more than 3,000 competitors. |
10/22/1764 | The Battle of Buxar was fought between armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; the Nawab of Awadh; and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and British East India Company led by Hector Munro. |
8/27/2000 | Mika Hakkinen wins the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix in SPA-Francorchamps at Belgium. |
5/1/1983 | Amravati University established. |
12/16/1998 | The Government introduces in the Rajya Sabha the Patents (Amendments) Bill 1998 amid Left protests. |
12/10/1992 | The Central Government bans RSS, VHP, ISS, Bajrang Dal and Jamait-e-Islami. |
12/27/1990 | Central Govt. introduces fresh direct tax proposals to raise additional Rs. 810 crore by raising income tax and fixing limits for deduction of depreciation. |
6/29/2000 | The Election Commission derecognises seven regional parties in some states -- Samata Party in Haryana, Shiv Sena in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the RJD in Manipur, NTR-Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh, the Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) in Chandigarh, the United Minority Front in Assam and the Haryana Vikas Party in Haryana-- These will remain registered but unrecognised parties. |
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