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Historical Event on 10/15/1996

Dengue fever in Delhi takes 156 lives.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/1/1992C. Arjun, famous music director, passed away.
11/12/1984Rajiv Gandhi elected Congress (I) President.
4/10/1930Police raid the headquarters of the Indian National Congress, Bombay.
3/17/1910Smt. Anutai Wagh, great social worker, passed away.
8/28/1934Justice Sujata Manohar was born.
2/8/1986Sister Alphonsa was beatified by his Holiness Pope John-ll at Kottayam. She was the first woman from India to be raised to this honour. (19-7-96).
12/16/1999Michael Johnson's 400m world record (43.18s) set up in the Seville World championship was ratified by IAAF. Other records also ratified were Kenyan Noah Ngeny's 1000m mark (2 11.96, Reiti, Italy) and Moroccan Hicham el Guerrouj's 2000m (4 44.79, Berlin).
7/1/1999The Rashtriya Janata Party (RJP) of Shankersinh Waghela merges with Congress(I).
8/20/1995Indira Mahila Vikas Yojana launched.
3/26/1942Indira Gandhi, third Prime Minister of India, was married to Feroze Gandhi.