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Historical Event on 5/15/1958
Aruna Asaf Ali became the Mayor of Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/2/1949 | Press Trust of India' was established. |
| 8/26/1997 | Commander of Uri sector Brigadier Jasbir Singh Lidder and another senior army officer have a narrow escape as Pakistani troops fire on their cavalcade at Chakori near LOC in J&K. |
| 10/13/1978 | Maharashtra branch of Forward Block Party merged in Indira Congress. |
| 3/16/1832 | Sarfoji Bhosle, King of Tanjawar, passed away. |
| 1/26/2001 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Lata Mangeshkar. |
| 6/15/1986 | K. K. Tarapore, cricketer (Test for India 1948), was killed in a motor-scooter accident. |
| 1/4/1924 | Vidyadhar Gokhle, editor, playwright and politician, was born. |
| 8/7/1947 | BEST services were started by Mumbai Mahanagarpalika. |
| 12/22/1966 | U.S. announces allocation of 900,000 tons of grain to fight famine in India. |
| 6/27/1894 | Chhaganbapa (Chhaganlal Karamshi Parekh), great social worker, was born. |
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