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Historical Event on 2/15/1993

India regains ""Rubber"" after 6 years by beating England by an innings and 70 runs at Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/5/1997Pravin Thipsay wins the United Insurance GM chess tournament in Dhaka.
9/18/1803Second Anglo-Maratha war under Sir Arthur Wellesley resulted in a crushing defeat of the Marathas at Assaye. The British Christians captured Delhi and acquired control of large parts of India.
1/2/1967University established at Berhampur in Orrisa State.
1/17/1601Akbar, after eight month's siege, entered Asirgarh one of the strongest forts in India.
3/21/1973Yashwant Ramkrishna Date, great Marathi dictionary creator, passed away.
1/11/1958Two lakh Indians in East Pakistan were rounded up and lodged in concentration camps.
3/14/1994Narsinha Rao, Prime Minister, arrives in London for a 4-day official visit.
2/7/1983Eastern News Agency was established in Calcutta .
9/17/1892Shri Hanuman Prasad Poddar, social reformer, revolutionary and poet, was born in Shillong.
3/31/1913Foundation stone of 'Gateway of India' was laid by Sir George Sydneham Clerk.