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Historical Event on 11/15/1999

Notorious criminal Surendra alias Dolatpuri is shot dead in a police encounter at Khatavli, Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/28/1946Sister Alphonsa, good teacher and social worker, died at Bharananganam.
4/25/1955Syed Mohammad Zamin Ali, great educationist, poet, editor, writer, professor and founder-member of the Hindustani Academy, passed away.
12/10/1984Justice Thakkar Commission appointed to enquire into the assassination of Indira Gandhi.
5/25/1877Sir John Lawrence--passenger steamer of McLean & Co. of Calcutta--sank near the coastline of Orrisa in a storm. This ship carried 732 passengers.
6/24/1980Varahagiri Venkata Giri, former president of India, died at Madras.
7/19/1990Planning Commission decides to make changes in the Gadgil formula for central assistance to States in consultation with states.
5/22/1992India launches its 'Agni' rocket.
11/20/1998Dr. Mohammed Yunus, Chairman of the Grameen Bank of Dhaka, is selected for the 1998 Indira Gandhi prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.
12/14/1962Bharathi Arun, cricketer (Indian pace bowler late-80's), was born in Vijayawada.
9/18/1615Thomas Roe presented himself at Jahangir's court in Ajmer. He left India on February 17, 1618.