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Historical Event on 4/15/1890

Gaganvihari Lalubhai Mehta, famous Indian economist, politician and journalist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/7/1997NAM foreign ministers two-day conference begins in New Delhi.
6/23/1993RBI cuts minimum lending rate by 1%.
11/1/1948An Indian brigade group supported by the 7th Cavalry (Stuart tanks) broke through the Great Himalayan Range at Zojila to drive out the invaders from Ladakh district. At approximately 3,500 metres, this was the highest point in the history of warfare that tanks had operated.
2/17/1997Notorious criminal Charles Sobhraj released from jail after 20 years, and re-arrested soon after release under Foreigners' Regional Registration Act.
2/2/1986Dalai Lama meets Pope John Paul II in India.
2/12/1928Bardoli Satyagrah (Gujarat) was led by Vallabhbhai Patel against the Bombay government's decision to hike the revenue on cotton by 22 percent while its prices declined Internationally. Ultimately the govenment quashed the hike.
1/3/1931Yashwant Dinkar Phadke, great critic of literature, was born.
11/28/1990Union Cabinet approves re-induction of Airbus A-320 in the domestic sector.
3/3/1952The Indian National Congress secured absolute majority in the Lok Sabha in the General elections.
4/7/1920Ravi Shankar Bhattacharya, renowned Sitar player (Sounds of India), was born in Banaras, India.