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Historical Event on 1/15/1996

Victoria Terminus (VT) station in Mumbai renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Terminus by the Centre.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/19/1976Nagarjun Sagar University established in Andhra Pradesh.
1/10/1998Nine Ranbir Sena supporters are killed in an ambush at Rampurchauram village in Bihar's Jehanabad district.
7/18/1997Fifth Pay Commission report approved by Central Govt.
8/25/1997Konkan Railway line in Goa, except for a short stretch between Pernem and Maharashtra border, becomes operational.
5/1/1915Rameshwar Shukla 'Anchal', modern Hindi poet, novelist and essay writer, was born.
1/2/1994Landslide win for GNLF in the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council elections.
2/20/1868Sisir Kumar, Basanta Kumar and Hemanta Kumar, three brothers, first published the 'Amrita Bazar Partika', a weekly issue in Bengali.
8/2/1781Sakharambapu Bokeel, great politician in Maratha kingdom, died.
8/1/1932Meena Kumari, film actress, was born.
3/8/1921Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous film lyricist, was born.