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Historical Event on 1/15/1996

Victoria Terminus (VT) station in Mumbai renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Terminus by the Centre.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/6/1990GOI decides to extend validity of passports to 10 years.
8/8/1949India concludes a treaty with Bhutan.
12/8/1857Mohsini from Delhi was hanged in jail.
9/20/1932Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" (hunger strike) in Poona prison to secure abolition of separate electorates for Harijans and untouchables.
1/18/1992Muthuswami Pillai, father of Bharat Natyam classical dance, passed away.
5/26/1926Kankalta, freedom fighter, was born in Bargawadi village at Assam . She was shot when she tried to flur the Indian National Flag in Gopur, Assam.
1/25/1824Micheal Madhusudan Dutta, Bengali poet and dramatist, was born in Sagardari village of Jessore district.
12/13/2000The Lok Sabha begins the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid debate.
7/22/1993Swiss Justice ministry reveals that Hindujas, Quatrocchi and Win Chadha are among the seven appellants fighting to prevent the transfer of Bofors pay off names to India.
2/16/1998Delhi-Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy super-league encounter in Chennai comes to an abrupt halt with Delhi skipper and batsman Ajay Sharma sighting boot marks short of the good length area.