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Historical Event on 3/15/1997

Lok Sabha passes Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 1997.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/29/1853Madhusudan Rao, modern writer in Oria language, was born.
6/3/1929Chimanbhai Patel, former Chief Minister of Gujarat, was born.
7/15/1948Establishment of 'PEPS' (Patiyala and East Punjab States Union).
1/31/1985Under the 52nd Constitutional Amendment, Anti-Defector Bill was passed unanimously in Lok Sabha. This avoided the Representatives of People to switch over political parties.
12/6/1997Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands.
12/27/1962India and Pakistan begin negotiations over Kashmir.
11/21/199227 killed in a bomb blast engineered by Bodo extremists in a bus in Assam.
1/23/1664Shahaji Raje died in an accident.
1/26/1930Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi march to protest against the Salt Act of the British and the same day Indians swore to get 'Total' Swaraj and organised the day as Swaraj Day.
1/12/1946De-monetisation of currency notes of the value of Rs. 500 and above.