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Historical Event on 12/15/1988

Landslide victory for GNLF in Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council elections.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/7/1834East India Company annexed Coorg. King Raja Veer Rajendra, who was a cruel ruler, after formally declaring a war had captured Durg State.
3/13/1997Sister Nirmala Joshi, 63, is chosen to succeed Mother Teresa as the Superior-General of Missionaries of Charity.
5/12/1997Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan agree to set up joint working groups on a range of issues to be identified by Foreign Secretaries.
9/24/1994At least 100 people die after an outbreak of pneumonic plague in the western city of Surat.
6/3/1972First British designed Indian built mordern warship of the Leander class, 'INS Nilgiri' commissioned Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, was completely made in Mazgaon Dock, Mumbai.
2/1/1972International Airports Authority of India established.
4/30/1843Ramchandra Bhikaji Gunjikar, marathi novelist and editor, was born.
1/25/1983Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Acharya Vinobha Bhave (Posthumous) (1895-1982).
3/3/1931Gandhi and Viceroy Irwin sign Delhi Pact giving Indians right to make salt if civil disobedience stops.
4/27/1606Jahangir arrested Khusroo.