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Historical Event on 4/15/1890

Gaganvihari Lalubhai Mehta, famous Indian economist, politician and journalist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/23/1980Sanjay Gandhi, great Indian politician and younger son of Indira Gandhi, died in a plane crash. He was recently appointed as the General Secretary of the AICC (I).
9/28/1993Gas pipe below Karakas National Highway exploded claiming 58 lives.
1/11/1960Pakistan and India agree on disputed boundary between Punjab and W. at Pakistan.
4/21/1994Malayalam sweeps national film awards. Mammootty, Shobhana best actor and actress; T.V. Chandran best director; Buddadeb Das Gupta's Bengali 'Charachar' adjudged best film.
11/18/1994Bipinchandra Joshi, cheif of Army and General, passed away at the age of 54 years.
7/26/1991Indian, UN Observer Mission in El Salvador joined (ONUSAL from Jul 1991 To Apr 1995).
12/31/1923Vishnu Dayal Jhunjhunwala, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur.
6/10/1984Top army commander killed in Bihar; Sikh troops desert unit.
11/14/1889Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India, was born. To commemorate his birthday, this day is observed as 'Children's Day' from 1957.
11/12/1984Rajiv Gandhi elected Congress (I) President.