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Historical Event on 12/15/1997

Orissa Janata Dal unit splits with 29 of 43 Legislature Party members forming 'Biju Janata Dal'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/11/2000Harin Pathak, Union Minister of State for Defence, resigns after being chargesheeted by a sessions court in Ahmedabad in a case relating to the murder of a head constable at the height of the anti-reservation agitation in 1985.
1/12/2000Dr. Gurudev S. Khush of the Manila-based International Rice Research Institute wins the Wolf prize for Agriculture for the year 2000.
6/17/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950).
11/5/1996United Front suffers a setback with one of its constituents, the Madhya Pradesh Vikas party, deciding to walk out and merge with Congress (I).
6/24/1908Gopinath, famous Kathakali dancer, was born.
7/16/1990O.P.Chautala resigns following directive from JD.
1/1/1874The first women magazine ""Bola Bodhini"" was published.
7/14/1636Aurangzeb was appointed as Shahjahan by Viceroy of Deccan.
2/22/1994Punjab brought back to international air map after 10 years with the introduction of flights to 8 countries from Amritsar Rajasansi Airport.
9/29/1971Cyclone & tidal wave off Bay of Bengal kills as many as 10,000 people.