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Historical Event on 1/15/1934

Nearly 20,000 lives were claimed in a tremendous earthquake measured 8.4 on the Ricther Scale, in Bihar and parts of Nepal. Munger City was completely destroyed.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1982First Antarctic Expedition on December 1981-Jan 1982; group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim reached Antarctica successfully.
5/5/1955Indian parliament accept Hindu divorce.
5/10/1909Bellari Shammanna Keshvan, internationally famous librarian, was born.
9/17/1997Kalpakkam Mini Reactor (KAMINI), the only U-233 fuelled operating reactor in the world, attains maximum capacity of 30 KW.
3/3/1978Shaliwahan Shaka Hindu Calender started.
11/21/1993R.F. Botha, Foreign Minister, moots a grouping of Indian Ocean countries.
4/6/1998India resumes export of marine products to the European Union; 25 units have been approved by the Export Inspection Council for exporting to EU countries.
5/1/1922Madhu Limaye, great politician, freedom fighter, writer and national leader, was born at Pune, Maharashtra.
7/21/1658Aurangzeb celebrated his being the emperor of Mugal Empire at Delhi. He was informally enthroned.
1/5/1992Ravi Shastri scores 206 at SCG before being Warne's 1st cricket Test wkt.