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Historical Event on 5/15/1958

Gift Tax Act was introduced.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/12/1781Nagapatnam of South India was captured by the British troops.
5/4/1854The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established.
7/30/1947The part of Kashmir, North West Frontier Provience (NWFP), was swallowed up by Pakistan. The formality of raising the flag being done in November.
1/14/1990J&K Governor quits.
1/19/1948India and Pakistan accept U.N. mediation in New York.
7/1/1965Meerut University was established.
5/13/1949Maharashtra Granthalay Sangh was established.
1/12/2000Dr. Gurudev S. Khush of the Manila-based International Rice Research Institute wins the Wolf prize for Agriculture for the year 2000.
2/2/1977Jagjivan Ram, Cabinet member of 30 years, resigns to protest emergency rule causing minor split in Congress party.
6/16/1920Hemant Chaudhary, famous singer and music director, was born.