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Historical Event on 5/15/1999

Militants gun down Abdul Ahad Kar, a senior member of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly belonging to the ruling National Conference, in Kupwara district.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/25/1905Mirza Rasid Ali Baig, famous Indian politician, was born.
5/2/1977C.V. Narasimhan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 25/11/77).
1/23/1975Omeo Kumar Das, one of the great patriots of Assam, passed away at the age of 81. He selflessly worked for the tea plantation workers and made efforts to get them better living standards. He translated Gandhiji's autobiography ""My Experiments with Truth"" in Assamese language.
4/5/1993G. V. Iyer's Sanskrit film 'Bhagavad Geeta was adjudged the best film at the National Film Awards.
10/17/1990S. Bangarappa sworn in as CM of Karnataka following revocation of President's rule.
1/3/1985Azharuddin scores 110 in first Test innings.
6/24/1991K. Karunakaran ministry assumes power in Kerala.
9/4/1929N. Hanumantha Rao, cricket test umpire for 9 tests from 1978-84, was born in Karnataka.
2/12/1993The baggage rules relaxed further.
1/9/1994Indian diplomats and staff members evacuated from war-ravaged Kabul.