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Historical Event on 1/15/1919
Ahmed Mohammad Mamsa, cricket Test Umpire for 6 tests from 1963-73, was born at Mumbai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/6/1966 | Mihir Sen, first Indian swimmer to achieve many remarkable feats, swam across the 'Palk Strait' measuring 22 kms between India & Sri Lanka (Cylone). |
| 12/13/2000 | The Lok Sabha begins the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid debate. |
| 9/3/1983 | U.S. Census reports world population at 4.72 billion. China has 1.05 billion and India 731 million. |
| 7/24/1998 | India signs a deal with Russia for purchasing the aircraft-carrier. |
| 8/1/1996 | Madhu Dandavate is made Dy. Chairman, Planning Commission. |
| 5/4/1960 | Washington, Ike signs wheat pact with India for largest U.S. food sale. |
| 1/18/1959 | Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India for good. |
| 4/3/1950 | Jayprakash Shankarrao Mundada, cabinet Minister of BJP-Shiv Sena alliance, was born. |
| 5/18/1992 | President R. Venkataraman reaches Beijing. |
| 1/16/2000 | P. Moses, Indian High Commission Staff member, badly beaten up and abducted by Pakistani intelligence operators in Islamabad. |
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