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Historical Event on 7/15/1991

The 25-day-old Narasimha Rao government wins a vote of confidence in Lok Sabha by securing 241 to 111; 112 abstained.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1946Two jetties collapse in Ganges; 160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed.
11/6/1905Ram Bachan 'Aravind' Dwivedi, great Hindi, Bhojpuri poet and writer, was born at Dubouli, Bihar.
1/1/1909Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46), was born in Bombay.
9/7/1955All India Council of Secondary Education set up by the Government.
1/1/1924Krishna Mohan Jha, famous educationist, was born at Pokharia near Katihar (Purnea).
5/3/1997Vijay Pradhan, additional senior counsel for Srikrishna Commission probing 1992-93 riots in Mumbai, resigns. He is not allowed to cross-examine Chief Minister Manohar Joshi.
2/23/1993Jnanpith Award was given to Sitakant Mahapatra (Oriya).
8/13/1943Chintamanrao Deshmukh was first Indian to be appointed Governor of Reserve Bank.
1/8/1999Farah Khan made it a double, adding the National ladies snooker title in Delhi.
7/8/1988More than 100 people were killed and several injured as Bangalore-Trivandrum Island Express fell into Ashtamudi lake at Perumon in Quilon district of Kerala.