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Historical Event on 7/15/1997
Mahesh Chander Mehta, Environmental activist, wins Ramon Magsaysay Award.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/13/1918 | Balasarswati, famous dancer of Bharat Natyam, was born. |
| 2/19/1911 | Merle Oberon, film actress (Assignment Foreign Legion), was born in Calcutta, India. |
| 4/3/1912 | M. Varadarajan, educationist and author, was born at Tirupattur. |
| 1/10/1997 | The second leg of the Indian Satellite circuit held in Ahmedabad. |
| 9/15/1909 | Thiru Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai, ''Anna'', founder of DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, also an editor, writer, orator and patriot, was born in a weaver community of Kanchipuram. |
| 10/31/1989 | Dr. A. P. Mukherjee became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation till 11/01/90. |
| 3/19/1935 | British fire on 20,000 Muslims, killing 23. |
| 2/1/1972 | International Airports Authority of India established. |
| 1/18/2000 | S. S. Dawra is appointed new Director of the Enforcement Directorate. |
| 9/11/1888 | Henry Heras, famous artist and an active member of the Indian Historical Records Commission, was born in Barcelona, Spain. |
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