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Historical Event on 4/15/1948

Indian territory of Himachal Pradesh was created by the merger of some 30 small ruling states.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/22/1970Bandopadhyay Shardendu, modern Bengali poet, died.
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10/24/2000Delhi High Court admitted the appeal of former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao against the lower court judgement in the JMM MPs' bribery case.
1/2/1960Raman Lamba, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1986-87), was born in Meerut.
3/4/1991Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha presents mid-term budget, cut in food and fertiliser subsidy, amounting to Rs. 934 crore, proposed.
1/29/1996S.R. Bommai was replaced by Laloo Prasad Yadav as Janata Dal president.
3/31/1913Foundation stone of 'Gateway of India' was laid by Sir George Sydneham Clerk.
11/16/199160 percent of the 23 million voters exercise their franchise in the by-elections to 15 Lok Sahba and 56 Assembly seats in 14 states.
10/28/1999The Delhi High Court stays TRAI's plan to introduce free incoming calls on mobile phones from November 1.
10/15/1921Gul Muhammad, cricketer (Indian & Pakistani batsman), was born in Lahore.