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Historical Event on 1/15/1998

Gulzari Lal Nanda, Gandhian freedom fighter and twice acting Prime Minister in 1964 and 1966, died in Ahmedabad at the age of 100 years.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/3/1928Chandrasekhar Vaman Gadkari, cricketer (Indian batsman in 6 Tests 1953-55), was born at Pune.
2/10/1902Hemraj, politician, was born at Dera Gopipur, (H.P.).
4/24/1998India wins the Coca Cola Cup at Sharjah, beating Australia by six wickets in the final.
1/25/1948French India Peoples' Convention, Pondicherry, passed a resolution for complete merger of the French India with the Dominion of India. - G. V. Mavlankar was elected the first Speaker of the Indian Parliament.
6/11/2000Assailants gun down 12 upper caste persons, including eight of a family in Bihar's Nawada district.
6/11/2000Saint Gyaneshwar passed away. (Samadhee).
10/21/2000Seema Antil becomes the first Indian ever to win a global title by bagging a gold medal in disc throw in the World Junior Athletic championship in Santiago.
9/30/1963The USSR openly louded Indian view on Kashmir issue. This was against Pakistan's motives.
8/1/1962Establishment of Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation.
7/28/1994Uproar in Parliament over the Government's rejection of JPC report.