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Historical Event on 1/15/1988

Narendra Hirwani makes a world record by capturing 16 West Indies wickets on Test debut at Chidambaram Stadium in Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/22/1942Galagnath (Vyanktesh Tirko Kulkarni), famous Kannad novelist, passed away.
6/15/1991General Election (10th) of India ends. In this election Indian National Congress won.
3/24/1977Morarji Desai elected leader of Janata Party and sworn in as the Prime Minister of India at New Delhi. Later he formed his cabinet. He was in the office of Prime Minister till July 28, 1979. This was first non-Congress Government in India.
5/28/1970All India Trade Union Congress was divided.
7/8/1907Elphinstone Picture Palace was started by Jamshedji F. Madan at Calcutta.
12/8/1900Udayshankar, famous dance master, was born.
7/21/1984Terrorists breach Bhakra canal in Punjab.
2/11/1996Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba arrives in India for a week-long visit.
8/12/1991Parliament passes the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (prevention) amendment bill.
2/8/1986For the first time in the country, pre-paid taxi sevice scheme was established at New Delhi airport.