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Historical Event on 9/15/1903
Wazir Syed Ali, right-hand batsman and right-arm fast medium bowler, was born at Jalandhar.
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| 5/22/1992 | India launches its 'Agni' rocket. |
| 11/1/1956 | Indian Government re-organizes the states according to linguistic principles and inaugurates second Five-Year Plan. The states declared were Madhya Pradesh, Punjab by merging Patiala & PEPSU, Mumbai was divided in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Union Territories namely Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshdeep Minikai and Amin Divi were approved. |
| 1/5/1985 | Rajiv Gandhi promises to solve the Punjab problem without yielding to 'separatist ideologies. |
| 9/30/1989 | INS Shalki, India's first indigenously built submarine, launched in Bombay. |
| 1/24/1966 | Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government. |
| 10/10/1964 | Ravi Shankar performs at Town Hall in New York. |
| 2/8/1999 | Gen. K. Sundarji (69), former Chief of Army Staff, died in New Delhi. |
| 11/28/1999 | The Vajpayee Government seeks support on major economic issues during the winter session at Parliament. |
| 2/17/1948 | Gorkha Rifles Battalion Group (INDBATT) unit was re-designated as the 5th Battalion the 8th Gorkha Rifles (the Sirmoor Rifles). |
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