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Historical Event on 7/15/2000
The Maharashtra Government gives the green signal to police to proceed against Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray for his alleged role in the 1992-93 Mumbai communal riots.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/1/1990 | Governors named for 14 states. |
| 9/8/1911 | Anand Gopal Sheorey, great Hindi writer, litterateur and journalist, was born at Sausar in Madhya Pradesh. |
| 3/10/1873 | Maulana Shaukat Ali, freedom fighter, nationalist and Muslim politician, was born. |
| 7/2/1941 | Muhammad Baqa Jilani, one Test for India, 0-55, died at the age of 29. |
| 9/1/1956 | Pakistani troops infiltrated the Line of Control in Kashmir. |
| 11/11/1793 | English pioneer missionary William Carey, 32, reached Calcutta five months after setting sail for India. Later, Carey founded the Baptist Missionary Society, the first of the British Protestant missions agencies. |
| 9/14/1774 | Bentik, first Governor General of India, was born. |
| 10/5/1957 | Nehru becomes the first recipient of the key of Hiroshima Peace City. |
| 4/17/1675 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked the Fonda fort and won Karwar. |
| 9/30/1922 | Bakhshish Singh Nijjar, great historian and author, was born at Domeli village (Punjab). |
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