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Historical Event on 2/15/1967

Fourth General Election of Lok Sabha begins.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/1/1900Chidambaranar Thiru Thamizaringar, great author, journalist and homeopath, was born at Sirukadambur, Tamil Nadu.
10/5/1990Dr. Rajkumar Varma, famous Hindi journalist and playwright, died.
12/1/1963Nagaland becomes the 16th state of Indian union.
4/4/1898Hiralal Sen and his brother Motilal Sen purchased a Bioscope Cinematographic Machine from London. The first show of imported films was arranged by them at Classic Theatre on April 4, after which they formed 'The Royal Bioscope Co.,' controlled by H. L. Sen & Bros., 85/2, Maszid Badi Street, Calcutta. The Bioscope Company started touring the provinces of Bengal, Orissa and Bihar.
5/25/1915Mahatma Gandhi established Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
5/3/1999Cochin Port Trust men and Southern Railway women won the 21st Federation Cup volleyball titles in Pathanamthitta.
11/13/1953Richard Nixon, the US Vice President, arrives in New Delhi.
2/27/1990Polls in Pondicherry and eight states.
6/7/1997Mahesh Bhupathi becomes the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title when he and Japan's Rika Hiraki claim the mixed doubles.
12/16/1994Pratap Singh Rane of Congress (I) takes oath of office.