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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
7/28/1997Calling and holding of bandhs by political parties and other associations or organisations declared 'Illegal and unconstitutional' by a Full Bench of the Kerala High Court.
4/6/1773James Mill of Scotland, great philosopher and historian (British India), was born.
4/6/1773Zahir Al-Din Muhammad Babur Shah, founder of Mughal dynasty, passed away at the age of 48 at Dhaulpur.
5/1/1960Old Bombay province was divided between Maharashtra and Gujrat States.
3/31/1930Shyamji Krishna Varma, freedom fighter, nationalist and patriot, passed away in Geneva.
3/30/1976Shankar Puroshattam Mulgaonkar 'Raghuvir', famous painter, passed away.
3/16/1997The first batch of three Russian-made Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft reaches India.
10/13/1999Atal Krishna Bihari Vajpayee became the Prime Minister of India.
8/15/1969Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formed under Department of Atomic Energy.
5/22/1992India launches its 'Agni' rocket.