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Historical Event on 12/15/1997

Orissa Janata Dal unit splits with 29 of 43 Legislature Party members forming 'Biju Janata Dal'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/20/1972Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of 2nd Howrah bridge at Calcutta.
2/24/1899Maheshchandra Burjorjee Bilimoria, film distributor, was born.
8/30/1659Aurangzeb plotted the death of his brother Dara Shikoh and beheaded him. He was buried in a vault under the dome of Humayun's tomb.
4/13/1984Kerala Government drops Silent Valley Project and declares the entire area a national park.
2/21/1979Yousuf Hussain, litterateur and brother of President Zakir Hussain Khan, passed away.
6/17/1994Twelve opposition legislators in Sikkim resign.
7/5/1857Baigum Hazrat Mahal again attack on Lucknow.
9/27/1833Raja Rammohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician passed away at Stapleton Grove in England.
1/14/1998The Prime Ministers of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh come together for a three-nation business summit in Dhaka.
12/13/1986Smita Patil, famous film actress, passed away.