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Historical Event on 4/15/1890

Gaganvihari Lalubhai Mehta, famous Indian economist, politician and journalist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/12/1997Maharashtra assembly adopts bill banning interviews for admitting students to pre-primary schools.
2/23/1993Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award.
6/13/1991Shiv Sharma, Doordarshan Director General, was shot at in Delhi by suspected Punjab terrorists.
9/8/1947There was little time to celebrate independence in India and Pakistan as large parts of the dominions were paralyzed with fear. Mobs ran wild as Muslims and Hindus battled to death and turned streets into rivers of blood.
2/27/1941Paddy Ashton, first leader of Britain's Social and Liberal Democrat Party, was born in New Delhi, India.
10/21/1994Government notifies substantial increase in the ceiling on election expenses on Lok Sabha and Assembly polls.
3/17/1959Dalai Lama XIV flees from Tibet after Chinese military occupied Tibet.
1/26/1972Amar Jawan, a national memorial, established at India Gate, New Dehli.
10/10/1946Noakhali Massacre.
1/8/1993FERA restrictions removed, resident Indians allowed to keep as much as $500.