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Historical Event on 1/15/1996

Victoria Terminus (VT) station in Mumbai renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Terminus by the Centre.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/23/1962The Cholera Research Centre was established at Calcutta (renamed as the National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases in 1979).
9/10/1999Top seeds Bhupathi and Paes finished runners-up in the US Open doubles, losing to Sebastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien in the final.
6/19/1995India and US officially launch Indo-US Commercial Alliance during US Trade Secretary's visit.
12/22/1994Sunil Gavaskar takes oath of office as the Sheriff of Bombay.
12/8/1930British Gen. Norman Simpson shot at desk by Indian nationalists.
7/24/1992Universal Poetry Foundation' was established at Pune.
10/18/1861Chintaman Vinayak Vaidya, historian and researcher, was born.
7/13/1999Floods claim 15 more lives in Bihar.
9/3/1905Kamlapati Tripathi, leader of Indian National Congess, was born.
7/10/1978'Mahatma Phule Backward Class Development Corporation' (Mahatma Phule Magaswarg Vikas Mahamandal) was established.