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Historical Event on 12/15/1997

Orissa Janata Dal unit splits with 29 of 43 Legislature Party members forming 'Biju Janata Dal'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/23/1938Viceroy Lord Linlithgow opens the hydro-electric scheme at Malakand.
6/15/1991General Election (10th) of India ends. In this election Indian National Congress won.
2/8/1897Dr. Zakir Hussain, third President of India and Educationist, was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
7/8/1991L.K. Advani recognised as the leader of the Opposition of BJP in the 10th Lok Sabha.
12/1/1994Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
10/15/1888Gopal Ganesh Agarkar started daily newspaper 'Sudharak'.
3/21/1966Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P3) placed into polar orbit. This carries remote sensing payload and an X-ray astronomy payload. Launched by third developmental flight of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-D3) which is for launching 1,000-1,200 kg class of remote sensing satellites into polar sun-synchronous orbit. Still in service.
7/16/1914N. E. Balram, communist leader, died.
4/18/1991Kerala declared the first fully literate state in the country.
2/26/1915Pran Nath Chhuttani, great physician and teacher, was born.