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Historical Event on 1/15/1988

Narendra Hirwani makes a world record by capturing 16 West Indies wickets on Test debut at Chidambaram Stadium in Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/23/1993Jnanpith Award was given to Sitakant Mahapatra (Oriya).
4/15/1992Union Carbide decides to sell its holdings in India to raise upto $ 17 million for a hospital in Bhopal.
12/22/1947Dilip Rasiklal Doshi, cricketer (India's main slow lefty post-Bedi), was born in Rajkot.
6/4/1972First Environment Day.
8/6/1920'Shakuntala' made by Oriental Film Mfg. Co. was released.
9/1/1908Amir Elahi, right-hand batsman and right-arm leg-break bowler, born at Multan in Lahore.
4/8/1923Plague in India killed 1,000 in past week.
12/15/1859S. Kasturiranga Ayengar, owner of Hindu newspaper, was born.
10/10/1998Uzma Khan and Nitin Kirtane bag the women's and men's crowns in the national tennis championships in Delhi.
2/18/1994India rejects OIC offer to mediate on Kashmir.