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Historical Event on 11/15/1998

Naresh & Girdhari Lal Yadav win the National Enterprise sailing championship in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/14/1953Y. N. Sukthankar was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1957.
1/5/1995PM gives valedictory address at the 8th World Tamil Conference in Madurai.
5/30/1867Maulana Mohammad Kasim Nanantavi established the famous Islamic educational centre 'Dar- Ul -Ulum' in Devkampa, Uttar Pradesh.
8/7/1982Krishnakanta Radhakant Handique, linguist, educationist, Sanskrit scholar, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away. He also authored the learned works 'Naisadhacarita', 'Yasastilaka and Indian Culture' etc. His original treatise written in Sanskrit by Somaveda in the 10th century is an encyclopedic work dealing with Jainism and Indian thoughts and culture.
7/2/1998India and Sri Lanka sign an agreement on promoting agricultural research in New Delhi.
8/10/1986Gen. A.S. Vaidya, who was Chief of Army Staff, at the time of 'Operation Blue Star', was shot dead at Pune.
5/14/1982All India Radio renamed as 'Akashwani' but it's Urdu service yet announces that it's All India Radio.
3/10/1998A. B. Vajpayee agrees to form a government with 252 members including the BJP and it's allies.
10/23/1883Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, a pioneer in Indian Geology, was born at Surat in Gujarat.
10/26/1952Pakistan's first Test cricket win vs India. Fazal Mahmood took 12 wkts .