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Historical Event on 3/15/1908

Police shoot four people in rioting.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1991Rupee devalued by 8.5\%.
1/31/1963Peacock declared as National Bird of India.
7/13/1998India and Germany sign an agreement on promoting and protecting investment in Bonn.
6/2/1955A British party scales the third highest peak Mt. Kanchenjunga, highest unclimbed peak.
2/11/1997India and Russia agree on a package of trade and economic cooperation measures, following Foreign Minister I K Gujral's discussions in Moscow.
9/9/1812The first paper currency was issued by the Bank of Bengal. The notes of this bank were later printed by Perkins, Heath & Co. in England. They can be distinguished into at least 10 different types. They were issued in a wide range of denominations from Rs. 10 to Rs. 1000.
9/22/1999India asks Pakistan to prevent the reported attempt by the JKLF to cross the Line of Control (LOC) on October 4.
7/6/1927Prabhjot Kaur, great poet and author, was born at Langrayal (Pakistan).
2/20/1982The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members of Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was finally shifted to College of Materials Management Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 Apr 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
3/16/1986Internationally wanted criminal Charles Sobharaj and 6 other prisoners escape from Tihar Jail.