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Historical Event on 4/15/1992

Union Carbide decides to sell its holdings in India to raise upto $ 17 million for a hospital in Bhopal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/22/1980Bal Ram Jakhar elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
5/7/1990Foundation stones are laid in Ayodhya for a new temple at the birthplace of Lord Rama as Hindu nationalism rises. Government disallows the Shilanyas.
12/4/1991Lok Sabha approves a vital bill seeking to bring sick public sector units within the purview of the BIFR.
3/8/2000The Gujarat Government withdraws its January 3 notification, thus reimposing the ban on its employees from participating in RSS activities.
11/19/1991Two national commissions on women set up.
8/5/1975The RSS, Anand Marg, Jamat-i-Islami, and 23 other organisations were banned. Parliament approved Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA). Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) approved by the Parliament.
6/17/1903Jyotiprasad Agarwal, Assamia playwright, poet and music director, was born.
9/15/1926Vande Mataram', a lengthy feature film produced by Vande Mataram Film Co, Bombay, was prohibited on September 15 by the Censor Board on the grounds that it was an underlying attack on the prestige of University Education in India. The film, however, was cleared on December 7 after deleting the objectionable scenes.
10/17/1940Mahatma Gandhi called for Individual Satyagrah and Vinoba Bhave started it.
2/1/1827Gordon's Esplanade building was established in Calcutta's Bengal Club.