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Historical Event on 5/15/1998
The Indian Army at Chandilora (Tangmey) captured 15 kg charas, 400 gm dust of charas and 12 kg leaves of charas.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/2/1957 | Central Warehouse Corporation established. |
| 4/8/1923 | Plague in India killed 1,000 in past week. |
| 8/15/1972 | Postal Index Number (PIN Code) of 6-digits was introduced. |
| 11/14/1993 | Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha, who quit JD, joins BJP. |
| 1/11/1966 | Gulzarilal Nanda was appointed as the acting Prime Minister of India. He held this position till January 24, 1966. |
| 7/7/1896 | The premier show of the 'Marvel of the Century', first cinema show India, arranged by the Representatives of French Lumiere brothers- Louis and August Lumiere, was held at Watson Hotel in Bombay. The regular shows, however, started from July 14, 1896 at the Novelty Theatre. This show advertisment appeared in the 'Times of India', carrying details of a film show to be held for the first time on Indian soil. |
| 1/14/1946 | Two jetties collapse in Ganges; 160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed. |
| 9/6/1947 | Indian government creates a new ministry of relief and rehabilitation of refugees. |
| 12/14/1968 | Chaggan Baba (Chagganlal Karamshi Parekh), great social worker and founder of Mahila Griha Udyog and Lijjat Papad, died. |
| 6/25/1888 | Lord Louis Mountbatten, British politician, was born. |
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