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Historical Event on 10/15/1676

King of England permitted the East India Company to mint the Rupee and Paisa coins at Bombay.

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2/11/1980Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, passed away.
5/16/1996Atal Krishna Behari Vajpayee, leader of Bharatiya Janta Party, becomes the 10th Prime Minister for 13 days (from May 16, 1996 to May 28, 1996 [techinally till 01-06-1996]), although his ability to govern effectively is in doubt.