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Historical Event on 5/15/1997

Yaseen Malik, All-Party Hurriyat Conference leader, was released from Tihar jail.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/25/1976Sriram Singh at Montreal sets record for 800m in 1.45.77.
11/16/1908Bommi Narsingh Reddy, famous film story writer, was born.
4/29/1936Zubin Mehta, famous music conductor (NY Philharmonic), was born in Bombay, India.
12/8/2000EC nod for Paswans's party to be known as Lok Janshakti Party.
7/27/1887Sardar Davar Tehmuras Kavasji, social worker and lawyer, was born.
3/2/1996Malabar University (Kerala) comes into being.
4/3/1998Pramod Mahajan, senior BJP functionary, is appointed Political Advisor to Prime Minister ""in the rank and status of Cabinet Minister in the PMO"".
2/2/1788Pitt's Regulatory Act was was introduced to modify the Indian Administration and put further controls on Government of India after the 1784 Bill.
10/6/1985P.T. Usha sets record for 400m (Women) in 51.61 seconds at Canberra .
1/26/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) became the first President of India. He remained President from Jan. 26,1950 to May 13, 1962.