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Historical Event on 5/15/1999
The BJP and at least 13 of its allies rename themselves the National Democratic Alliance.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/15/1999 | Sher Shah Sur died. He was fatally wounded in an explosion on Kalanjara fort while preparing for an attack. He introduced the new silver rupee-coin ""Rupiya"" based on ratio of 40 copper coin pieces (paisa) per rupee and built several roads including the longest road of India known as Grand Trunk Road (now Natioinal Highway-2). |
| 1/22/1922 | Shanta Buddhisagar, famous Marathi writer, was born. |
| 11/10/1922 | S. K. Raghunath Rao, cricket test umpire for 7 tests from 1960-67, was born in Karnataka. |
| 4/30/1988 | Raj Kapoor gets Dada Saheb Phalke award for 1988. |
| 3/17/1994 | Wali Mohammad Itto, former Speaker of J&K Assembly shot dead by militants. |
| 8/11/1916 | Gopal Raghunath Bewur, former Chief of Army and fighter, was born. |
| 5/12/1987 | Britain's HMS Hermes becomes Indian Navy's second aircraft carrier named INS Viraat. |
| 12/26/1914 | Dr. Shushila Nair, social reformer, was born in village Kunjah, district Gunjra, Punjab (now Pakistan). She dedicated her life to serve Gandhiji and Gandhi Ashram and also performed the duties of Indian citizen by taking active participation in freedom movement. |
| 3/7/1994 | India and Iran sign three MoU in Tehran. |
| 8/1/1962 | Establishment of Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation. |
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