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Historical Event on 1/15/1996

Restoration of the original name of the city as ""Mumbai"" for Bombay Vide Maharashtra Act No, XXV of 1996.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/14/1948Law about Atomic Energy implemented in India.
7/13/1995Devyani Chaubal, film journalist, passed away.
10/25/2000The BJP Legislature Party in UP elects Rajnath Singh its leader.
10/12/2000A Special Court sentences former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and his Home Minister Buta Singh to undergo three years rigorous imprisonment and pay a fine of Rs. 2 lakhs each in the 'JMM MPs' bribery case'.
10/29/1930Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is sent back to prison for two yearrs following a speech he made at Allahabad the day after his release from jail.
12/23/1964India & Ceylon hit by cyclone, about 4,850 killed.
7/18/1993India beats France 3-2 in a sensational Davis Cup tie to enter into the semi-final.
2/13/1969Subroto Tara Banerjee, cricketer (Indian quickie & Dennis Lillee protegee), was born in Patna.
12/20/1876Bankinchrandra Chattopadhyay wrote ""Vande Mataram"".
10/4/1997Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, became inoperable due to power bus anomaly. This satellite had capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries.