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Historical Event on 10/15/1992

Talwinder Singh Parmar, the Babbar Khalsa founder who masterminded the Kanishka jumbo explosion of 1985, was shot by security forces in Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/29/1857Sepoy Mangal Pandey shot the first bullet of 1857 Indian mutiny in the barracks of Barrackpur near Calcutta against British Empire. This was the starting of the mutiny.
5/10/1957Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term.
3/4/1879Bethune' College of Calcutta was established as the pioneer of women s college education in India.
1/18/1959Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India for good.
12/21/1911Central Bank of India established.
7/2/1999In Jammu and Kashmir, nine people are killed by unidentified militants.
9/25/1914Devilal, former deputy Prime Minister of India and leader of farmers, was born.
9/24/1999India's Krishnan Sasikiran and China's Wang Yu bagged the boys' and girl's titles respectively in the Asian Junior Chess championship in Vung Tau City, Vietnam.
6/7/1997Mahesh Bhupathi becomes the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title when he and Japan's Rika Hiraki claim the mixed doubles.
8/5/1969Bapu Krishnarao Venkatesh Prasad, cricketer (consistent Indian Test pace bowler 1996-), was born in Bangalore.