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Historical Event on 5/15/1958

Gift Tax Act was introduced.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/1980Muhammad Rafi, famous playback singer, died at the age of 40.
7/20/1829Jankibai passed away in jail.
12/11/1908New law suspends trial by jury and increases penalties for 'sedition.'
4/24/1858Kunwar Singh, revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, passed away. He fought his last battle near Jagdishpur, Bihar on April 23, 1858 and defeated the Britishers but was deeply wounded. He also organised the national rebels.
1/25/1980Awards regarding Public Honour were re-started by Goverment of India; Mother Teresa was honoured by Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, etc.
9/3/2000National Cricket Academy (NCA) wins the MRF Buchi Babu Cricket tournament in Chennai.
9/12/1995Heavy rainfall in the Himalaya region, resulting in landslide, claimed 70 lives near Kullu.
4/3/1966First Indian-made computer commissioned in Jadavpur University campus.
2/26/1858Diwan Maniram and Piali Barua were hanged. (Grandson of Purandara Simha, the last Ahom king of Assam).
2/26/1858Bahlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, died in Delhi.