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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 |
| 11/23/1991 | India decides to upgrade its ties with the Soviet Republics. |
| 3/20/1925 | Marquess Curzon of Kedleston died this morning at age 66 from complications following an operation. Long a kingpin of the Conservative party, Lord Curzon spent 40 years in public life, serving as Viceroy and Governor General of India and, at the end of his career, as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Though he came close to becoming prime minister in 1923, his aristocratic past militated against him in an era which nominated leaders from the House of Commons. He twice wed US women and enjoyed fame as an author of books about politics and his own travels. |
| 5/14/1923 | Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar, one of the founder members of Indian Congress and social reformer, passed away. |
| 7/31/1993 | K. Vijaya Rama Rao became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/07/96). |
| 3/30/1993 | India forgoes Narmada loan balance because of World Bank's strict regulations. |
| 11/5/1930 | Arjun Singh, leader of Madhya Pradesh, was born. |
| 11/5/1930 | Saint Chokhoba passed away. |
| 5/12/1923 | Meera Mukherjee, great artist, was born. |
| 2/14/1922 | Bhimsen Joshi, great singer and composer, was born. |
| 10/21/1994 | Government notifies substantial increase in the ceiling on election expenses on Lok Sabha and Assembly polls. |
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