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Historical Event on 8/15/1992

Karnataka seeks army help to nab sandal wood smuggler Veerappan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/6/1955Vinayak Maharaj Masurkar, great Samarth Saint, died.
7/2/1999Sahara India, sponsor of the Sahara Cup annual cricket series between India and Pakistan in Canada, withdrew sponsorship in view of the Kargil conflict.
10/31/1999Dr. S. S. Badrinath gets Dhanvantari Award.
4/21/1992RBI eases credit policy, lending rates reduced from 6 to 4; 13\% interest ceiling on deposits.
10/29/1851British Indian Association was established in Bengal with Radha Kanta Dev as president and Devendranath Tagore as the Secretary.
7/15/1967Narayan Shripad Rajhans (Balgandharv), famous singer and actor, passed away.
7/18/1993Jayalalitha goes on fast on Cauvery issue.
2/10/1990Saroj Mukherjee, WB's CPI(M) secretary, died.
1/9/1997John Major, British Prime Minister, addresses plenary session of the 'Partnership Summit' organised in Calcutta by the Confederation of Indian Industry.
3/7/1942Umesh Narayan Kulkarni, cricketer (Indian pace bowler in four Tests 1967-68), was born in Alibaug, Maharashtra.