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Historical Event on 4/15/1996

Shyam Benegal's film ""The Making of a Mahatma"" released in South Africa.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/17/1937Delhi-Calcutta Express Train derailed near Patna killing 95.
2/6/2000''Water'' shooting stopped following suicide by a Shiv Sena activist; and director, Ms. Deepa Mehta asked to leave Varanasi.
7/11/1953Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu was born in Mumbai (Mahatrahtra).
11/12/1984Rajiv Gandhi elected Congress (I) President.
5/1/1999India retained the SAFF Coca-Cola football title in Margao, beating Bangladesh in the final.
5/17/1996Four members (Sange Sherpa, Hira Ram, Tashi Ram, Nadre Sherpa) of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police expedition climb Mount Everest from the Chinese side.
4/29/1957The National Civil Defence College was founded at Nagpur as the Central Emergency Relief Training Institute (CERTI). It functions as the training wing of the Emergency Relief Organisation of the Government of India.
7/7/1999The Indian Army recaptures Jubar height in the Batalik sector.
8/15/1947Sir Cyril Radcliffe Award on the new boundaries of West Punjab, East Punjab, West Bengal, East Bengal and Assam.
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.