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Historical Event on 9/15/1999
Palvai Purushottam, the sitting Sirpur MLA and TDP candidate, shot dead.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/6/2000 | The Government permits use of LPG as auto fuel. |
| 10/19/1983 | Union Government takes over the management of 13 textile undertakings in Bombay; marathon strike in cotton textile industry ends. |
| 1/1/1956 | No. 20 Squadron, Indian Air Force's first jet squadron equipped with Vampires, was formed and christened 'The Lightnings'. |
| 5/17/1857 | Bahadhur Shah II declared as the emperor of India. |
| 5/1/1973 | All non-fuel Coal Mines fields were nationalised. |
| 1/15/1966 | The Indian Air Force achieved equal status with the Army and possessed in excess of 70,000 personnel and was nearing its 45-squadron goal. Its composition in the autumn of 1968 included 23 fighter category squadrons, three tactical bomber squadrons, a maritime patrol squadron (with ex-Air India L. 1049G Super Constellations), 11 transport squadrons, four AOP squadrons, a number of helicopter units and a few SAM squadrons. |
| 5/27/2000 | In a mini cabinet reshuffle, Nitish Kumar gets back his Agriculture portfolio, while Dilip Ray resigns as Minister of State for Steel. |
| 9/22/1999 | Former Test all-rounder Chandu Borde was re-appointed chairman of National Selection Committee on Day two of the BCCI AGM in Jaipur. |
| 12/6/1962 | India closes its consulates in Communist China. |
| 7/13/1929 | Jatindranath Das started fast strike. |
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