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Historical Event on 10/15/1990
Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (b-1918), the South African black nationalist leader who arrived in India on a five-day visit. He is the first non-Asian to get this honour.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/1/1959 | The Chinese occupy Tibet and Dalai Lama flees to India. |
| 6/14/1996 | CBI grills PV Prabhakar Rao, son of former PM, for his involvement in the Rs. 133 crore NFL urea import scandal. |
| 6/14/1996 | Bahadur Shah captured the fort of Chittor and then marched against the Mughal emperor. |
| 9/4/1962 | Kiran Shankar More, great Indian wicket-keeper in 49 Tests 1986-93, was born in Baroda. |
| 5/30/1895 | Pandurang Sakharam Pisurlekar, great historian in Goa, was born. |
| 6/10/1900 | Jayantnath Chaudhary, former General of Indian Army General, was born. |
| 7/27/1949 | Agreement reached on the ceasefire line in Kashmir. |
| 9/29/2000 | The Appellate Authority of the Industrial and Financial Reconstruction stays the order of the BIFR permitting winding up of Bharat Gold Mines Limited, KGF, Karnataka. |
| 5/9/1993 | S. Mulgaokar, 82, journalist, passed away. |
| 10/18/1992 | Zimbabwe's first Test match vs India at Harare. |
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