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Historical Event on 6/15/1960

Bardwan University was established in West Bengal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/22/1994Law for the betterment of women introduced.
4/5/1908Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, was born in Chandwa village in Bhojpur, Bihar. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communications Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70) and Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record. This day is commemorated as ""Samta Diwas"".
9/5/1957Wealth Tax Bill passed in Rajya Sabha.
6/30/1834Congress creates Indian Territory (now Oklahoma).
4/17/1999The Vajpayee Government resigns after it loses the confidence vote in the Lok Sabha by one vote - 269 to 270.
8/2/1877Pandit Ravishankar Shukla, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, lawyer, politician and social worker, was born in Sagar, M.P.
11/12/1954Bharat Reddy, cricket wicket-keeper (India 1979), was born in Madras.
1/1/1975Shankarrao Vasudev Kirloskar, famous iindustrialist, died.
2/7/198161 die in circus fire in Bangalore.
2/11/2001Objective type paper scheduled in 28 cities in India.