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Historical Event on 11/15/1992

Praveen Amre scores century (103) on Test Cricket debut vs South Africa at Durban

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/1876Railway route started between Mumbai and Calcutta.
5/19/1904Jamshedji Nasarvanji Tata, famous industrialist and father of modern technology, passed away at Nauheim, Hesse-Nassau, France. He commenced cotton mills in Bombay and Nagpur and founded the Tata Iron and Steel Company, which is one of the largest integrated steel mills in the world.
10/24/1945UNO Day.
10/27/1907Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay died.
12/10/1985A. M. Prasad was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 30-04-1987.
3/14/1910Dalai Lama makes a rare state visit to the Viceroy of Calcutta.
10/6/1999Suraj Bhan sworn in Governor of Bihar.
2/9/1993Silver prices crash as the govt allows passengers to import upto 100 k and reduces customs duty on 35 baggage items from 255 to 150 \%.
7/5/1916Archik Venkatesh Gopalkrishna, great poet, journalist and orator, was born at Dharwar, Mysore.
7/9/1969India accepted 'Royal Bengal Tiger' as its National Animal, as recommended by the Indian Wild life Board. This Tiger is also known as the majestic tiger - panthere tigris (Linnaeus).