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Historical Event on 7/15/1991

Jagannathrao Joshi, veteran leader of Janata Party `Karnataka Kesri', died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/13/1991Justice M. H Kania of Maharashtra sworn in as the 23rd Chief Justice of India.
10/1/1926Balkanji Bari Institute established for the welfare of children.
8/12/1602Abul Fazal, Akbar's minister, was killed on the instructions of Jahangir.
3/4/1858J. P. Walker, British Officer, along with 200 prisoners who were mainly from the Indian Sepoy Mutiny, sailed from Calcutta to start a new settlement in the Andaman Islands.
11/7/2000The BJP firebrand Uma Bharti makes a triumphant return to the Union Ministry as Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs and Arun Jaitley gets elevated as Cabinet Minister in a mini expansion. Maj.Gen. (Retd) B. C. Khanduri takes oath as Minister of State for Transport and Highways.
4/24/1888Bishnu Ram Medhi, chief minister of Assam and Governor of Madras, was born at Hajo.
8/18/1900Vijayalakshmi Pandit, first woman President of U.N.O. General Assembly, was born.
1/2/1992Central Ministers Cabinet approved that elections will take place after the death of any independent candidate.
2/28/1968International City Auroville inaugurated the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondechery.
9/1/1999The Congress(I) President, Ms. Sonia Gandhi, launches a broadside against the Vajpayee Government on handling of Kargil issue.