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Historical Event on 5/15/1999

Militants gun down Abdul Ahad Kar, a senior member of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly belonging to the ruling National Conference, in Kupwara district.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1819William Carey, Ward and Marshman established the Serampore College in Bengal.
2/1/1942No. 4 Squadron of the IAF was born in the war at Peshawar. The Squadron was first equipped with Lysander aircraft. The Second World War was in its third year and Japanese forces were advancing towards India's eastern frontiers.
3/18/1948Socialist Party of India (SPI) disassociates itself from the Congress.
8/13/1954Nehru says dispute over Portuguese colonies in India must be settled peacefully.
4/17/1983Rohini (RS-D2), placed in orbit, was used for conducting some remote sensing technology studies using a landmark sensor payload. Launched by the second developmental launch of SLV-3.
9/18/1932A Hindu delegation is given permission to interview Gandhi, currently held in prison and undertaking a hunger strike. On arrival, they also find he has taken a vow of silence.
5/1/1996Motilal Vohra, U.P. Governor, resigns (hawala case).
4/30/1996Re-polling in 445 stations in six states.
1/27/199455 miners, trapped inside New Kenda Colliery of Eastern Coal Fields, die.
2/11/2001Objective type paper scheduled in 28 cities in India.