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Historical Event on 7/15/1783

Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, great Indian Merchant, Industrialist and philanthrophist, was born in Bombay. He aided famine relief, financed public works like wells, roads, causeways and bridges; founded dispensaries and hospitals; established educational institutions and scholarship funds; etc. He was receipent of a Knighthood and many medals.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/21/1997Inder Kumar Gujaral sworn as the 12th Prime Minister of India, along with old council of ministers in the H. D. Deve Gowda govt. minus Tamil Maanila Congress Minister and D. P. Yadav of Janata Dal.
11/28/1993JRD Tata, 89, passed away in Geneva.
8/4/1993Swami Chinmayananda, master in study of Bhagwadgita, died at the age of 76 in San Diego.
1/14/1995Ban on VHP re-imposed.
5/28/1925Awadh Kishore Narain, educationist, was born.
9/19/1996India Development Forum pledges $7b. to India.
1/18/2000India and the US resume talks to narrow their differences on the CTBT.
12/27/1996Mahashweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, win the Gyanpith Award.
3/23/1942Second World War was turning against the British and they needed the help of the Indians. So Prime Minister Churhill sent a delegation under Sir Stafford Cripps (Cripps Mission) to hold talks with the Indian leaders on the future of the subcontient in UK, which could not take place because of the non-cooperation movement and they left after a fortnight. They submitted their report in April 1942 which was rejected by the Congress and Muslim League.
1/28/1996Dev Kanta Baruah, first President of former Congress, passed away at New Delhi at the age of 82.