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Historical Event on 12/15/1999

The CPI (M) urges the Centre to take over Dunlop India Ltd.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/26/1919Rotary Club's first Indian meeting was held.
11/1/1956Indian Government re-organizes the states according to linguistic principles and inaugurates second Five-Year Plan. The states declared were Madhya Pradesh, Punjab by merging Patiala & PEPSU, Mumbai was divided in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Union Territories namely Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshdeep Minikai and Amin Divi were approved.
6/24/1986Government announced that unmarried mothers under its employment would also get maternity leave.
9/4/1880Bhupendranath Dutt, Bengali litterateur and politician, was born.
9/15/1953S. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was elected as the first lady President of the eighth session of the United Nations Organisation's (UNO) General Assembly.
8/11/1954Madireddy Venkateshwar Narasimha Rao, cricketer (Indian leg-spin all-rounder 1978-79), was born in Secunderabad.
12/14/1990President's Rule imposed on Goa. Caretaker CM Dr. Barbosa disqualified from the membership of Assembly for defection from Congress (I) nine months ago.
9/24/1932Poona Pact' was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. This historical agreement allowed increased representation for untouchables. Also, Gandhi ended his fast.
8/5/1999The Global Peace March demands demilitarisation of the entire planet.
9/27/1908Shiv Verma, great soldier, was born.