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Historical Event on 12/15/1957

60 Harijans enter the Vishwanath Temple at Varanasi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/9/1957General Election ( 2nd) of India ends.
9/17/1950Govt. grants diplomatic recognition to Israel.
12/16/1999The second phase of national AIDS programme is launched.
2/11/1935Lalita Narhar Bapat, famous marathi novelist, was born.
5/31/1995Statute Bill, a constitutional amendment bill, introduced in Lok Sabha to extend reservation in jobs and in promotion for SCs and STs.
2/19/1922Beant Singh, former Chief Minister of Punjab and politician, was born. He played a vital role in supressing terrorist activities in Punjab.
2/3/1929The ""Times of India Illustrated Weekly"" was renamed as ""The Illustrated Weekly of India"".
12/1/1989National Front decides to form a government with outside support from the BJP and the Left Parties.
6/24/1763Murshidabad was captured by the East India Company under Major Adams for the second time, and Mir Jaffar was declared the King.
8/25/1888Allama Mashriqi, Muslim leader, was born.