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Historical Event on 7/15/1991
The 25-day-old Narasimha Rao government wins a vote of confidence in Lok Sabha by securing 241 to 111; 112 abstained.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/11/1893 | Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism at Chicago's Parliament of the World's Religions, the first ever inter-faith gathering, dramatically enlightening Western opinion to the depth of Hindu philosophy and culture. He spoke for the first time in Chicago. |
| 7/13/1916 | Ramkrishna Bakre (Tatya), veteran journalist and music critic, was born. |
| 11/16/1999 | Suraj Bhan, Bihar Governor, dismisses the Horticulture and Weights and Measurements Minister Samrat Chaudhary in the Rabri Devi cabinet for being 'underaged'. |
| 6/20/1873 | Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta. |
| 12/8/1992 | World-wide protest against Ayodhya demolition, temples burnt in Pakistan and Britain; Advani, Joshi, Singhal arrested; Nation observes 'bandh'. |
| 11/18/1972 | Tiger was adopted as India's 'National Animal' |
| 1/15/1997 | Pakistan's pilotless surveillance aircraft intrudes into Indian air space for the first time. |
| 5/17/1996 | Four members (Sange Sherpa, Hira Ram, Tashi Ram, Nadre Sherpa) of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police expedition climb Mount Everest from the Chinese side. |
| 8/12/1997 | Gulshan Kumar of Super Cassette Industries was shot dead by four unidentified persons in north-west Mumbai. |
| 8/1/1996 | Madhu Dandavate is made Dy. Chairman, Planning Commission. |
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