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Historical Event on 3/15/1983

Karnataka beat Bombay in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1993Burkino Faso President Blaise Campaore visits India.
10/29/1964Priceless and irreplaceable gems, including the famed 'Star of India' of 563.35 carats and 2.5 inches in diameter, were stolen from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, in a daring burglary. An alarm system was discontinued years ago as was the all-night guard in the gem hall, both for reasons of economy. The jewels were uninsured due to high-priced premiums. There were other jewels too that were also robbed during this time.
6/7/1996Sq. Ldr. Sanjay Thapar of IAF becomes the first Indian to jump from a parachute and hoist the national flag at the North Pole.
2/5/1924Gandhiji was released after operated on for appendicitis in Sassoon Hospital, Poona.
8/1/1970Bhopal University was established.
6/9/1986ICMR set up a network of Reference/Surveillance Centres for AIDS in almost all states of India.
5/11/1993Toy factory fire kills over 200 people in Bangalore.
7/31/1938Khalid Anwer Ansari, social worker, was born.
2/2/1968TERLS dedicated to the United Nations.
4/9/1756Ali Bardi Khan of Bengal passed away in Murshidabad. His youngest daughter's son Siraj-ud-Daulah was crowned as King of Bengal when he was merely 20 years old after the death of King Tartar.