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Historical Event on 12/15/1965

Third cyclone of the year kills another 15,000 at mouths of Ganges river.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/17/1997Kalpakkam Mini Reactor (KAMINI), the only U-233 fuelled operating reactor in the world, attains maximum capacity of 30 KW.
8/15/1947Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru becomes the first Indian Prime Minister of free India.
3/13/1992K. S. Niranjan, famous Kannad author, passed away.
8/22/1980Kishor Shahu, actor and director, died.
3/3/1924Mustafa Kamal Attaturk abolished the caliphate and established a nationalist government and thus Khilafat Movement ended without achieving its aim.
10/12/1935Shivraj Vishwanath Patil, former Speaker of Lok Sabha, was born
4/21/1990The first indigenously built missile cruiser boat, 'Vibhuti', was inaugurated and launched.
9/22/1999Former Test all-rounder Chandu Borde was re-appointed chairman of National Selection Committee on Day two of the BCCI AGM in Jaipur.
1/10/1964Battles between Muslims & Hindus in Calcutta.
3/1/1989Vasantdada Banduji Patil, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Governor of Rajasthan, passed away.