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Historical Event on 7/15/1997

Mahesh Chander Mehta, Environmental activist, wins Ramon Magsaysay Award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/7/1979Ramandeep Singh Gill, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Oslo, Norway.
5/17/1974Durgadas, famous Indian journalist, passed away.
1/11/1613Emperor Jahangir in a proclamation permitted East India Company to establish factories in Surat. And the first British factory was established under Thomas Aldworth.
10/16/1952Pakistan's first Test vs India starts at Delhi.
1/12/1863Swami Vivekananda (Narendra Vishwanath Dutta)(1863-1902), dynamic renaissance missionary to West, catalyst of Hindu revival in India and social reformer, was born at Calcutta.
6/23/1920Kesri Jagannathrao Joshi, senior leader of Janata Party in Karnataka, was born.
11/14/1964Nehru Commemorative coin is released.
3/5/1931Mahatma Gandhi & British viceroy Lord Irwin sign a pact referred in Indian History as ""Gandhi-Irwin Pact"", after which the civic disobedience movement was taken back.
6/28/1986Accord with Mizo National Front; Lal Denga to be the chief minister of Mizoram.
9/3/1916Annie Besant started 'Home Rule' movement.