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Historical Event on 12/15/1980

Hema Chengkalath, female Soccer(Football) player, was born in Calgary, Canada.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/24/1961Indian Manufactured Supersonic fighter HF24 flew took to air for the first time.
4/14/1995India beats Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cricket Cup final in Sharjah.
2/16/1969Mirza Ghalib centenary stamp released.
6/4/1989Melville de Mellow, Eminent broadcaster, died.
12/17/1998Jyotirmoyee bags her second gold at the Asian Games, winning the women's 800m. Rosakutty finishes second. Bantamweight pugilist Dingko Singh clinches a gold while Indian pair of Sethi-Shandilya strikes top prize in billiards doubles category.
3/16/1993Central government introduces pension scheme for 170 million EPF subscribers.
1/23/1909New direct 7,000-mile telegraphic link with India is hailed as a great achievement at London.
12/8/1942Hemant Shamsunder Kanitkar, cricketer (batted in two Tests India v WI 1974), was born in Amravati, Maharashtra.
6/19/1949People of Chandernagar, the French Indian Settlement, decided to merge with the Indian Union.
8/6/1998The Maharashtra Government rejects the Srikrishna Commission findings on the 1992-93 communal riots and the serial blasts in Mumbai, but agrees to act on the panel's suggestions to refurbish the police force.