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Historical Event on 5/15/1873
The proposal to dissolve East India Company was passed in England.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/26/1996 | Sahib Singh Verma sworn in as Delhi's second CM. |
| 5/15/1997 | Yaseen Malik, All-Party Hurriyat Conference leader, was released from Tihar jail. |
| 8/9/1996 | Unofficial estimates put black money in the country at Rs. 70,000 crore, i.e. 6\% of GDP. |
| 10/16/1999 | A woman is elected as the Speaker of the Sikkim Assembly. |
| 12/22/1871 | Lord Edward Allanbaro, governor general of India (1842-1844), died. |
| 1/9/1971 | Muslim leader Sheik Mohammed Abdullah was barred from returning to Kashmir. |
| 12/16/1999 | Michael Johnson's 400m world record (43.18s) set up in the Seville World championship was ratified by IAAF. Other records also ratified were Kenyan Noah Ngeny's 1000m mark (2 11.96, Reiti, Italy) and Moroccan Hicham el Guerrouj's 2000m (4 44.79, Berlin). |
| 5/30/1985 | Earthquake in Srinagar. |
| 1/14/1999 | At least 51 persons are killed and several injured in a stampede at a hilltop at Pampa on the foothills of Sabarimala in Kerala. |
| 5/5/1993 | Balak Brahmachari, [Marxist Godman], famous Indian guru, passed away at 73 yrs. |
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