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Historical Event on 1/15/1996

Restoration of the original name of the city as ""Mumbai"" for Bombay Vide Maharashtra Act No, XXV of 1996.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/7/1997Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''.
8/21/1997Government extends the provision of the payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 to all those societies and trusts which employed 10 or more people.
3/22/2000P. Shanmugham sworn in Chief Minister of Pondicherry.
1/2/1964Raichaudhary Ambikagiri, nationalist Asamia poet, died.
12/25/1937Pitambar Datt Kaushika, great educationist, was born at Bulandshahar.
12/11/1931Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ""Osho"", guru of the rich, was born.
11/20/1967First Indian made Sounding Rocket 'Rohini RH75' launched into space from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station.
9/18/1967English was adopted the official language of Nagaland .
4/12/1913Gandhiji in Indian Opinion draws attention to new Immigration Bill's failure to fulfil terms of Provisional Settlement of 1911. Kasturba decides to join Passive Resistance struggle.
9/18/2000President K. R. Narayanan presents the Dada Saheb Phalke award for the year 1999 to film maker Hrishikesh Mukherjee.