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Historical Event on 7/15/1991

The 25-day-old Narasimha Rao government wins a vote of confidence in Lok Sabha by securing 241 to 111; 112 abstained.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/18/1936V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, great freedom fighter, social reformer, politician, prolific writer and leader, died.
5/21/1835Biharilal Chakravorty, Bengali poet, was born.
3/14/1990Akash' missile tested successfully.
7/27/1986The Supreme Court orders all-India test for medical seats.
5/9/1753Maharaja Surajmal attack on Delhi.
10/6/1862Indian Penal Code was notified. However, it was implemented from 1st January 1862.
10/6/1862Amir Timur of Timur Lang invaded India with 92 squadrons of horses and 90,000 cavalry and reached the banks of Sindhu river near Atak city (now in Pakistan). He then attacked Delhi because its Muslim Sultanate was too tolerant of Hindu idolatry. A Mongolian follower of Sufism, he was one of the most ruthless of all conquerors. Timur crossed the Indus River at Attock (now in Pakistan) on 24 September 1398.
11/29/1994M.H. Kania, former Chief Justice of India made Chairman of the 14th Law Commission.
4/23/1946Commonwealth Occupation Forces in Japan, exchanging its Spitfire Vllls for Mk XlVs in October and arriving in Japan aboard HMS vengence.
6/8/1929Ventappa Musandra Muddiah, cricketer (Indian off-spinner in 2 Tests 1959-61), was born in Bangalore.