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Historical Event on 7/15/1920

Earthquake in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/15/1948Indian territory of Himachal Pradesh was created by the merger of some 30 small ruling states.
10/1/1958Metric System of weights was introduced in India.
10/2/1997At least 50 Pakistan soldiers were killed and several injured in a retaliatory firing by Indian troops in Nowgam, Uri and Kupwara sectors. Firing had been intermittent along LoC.
8/6/1992A 30-member JPC constituted to probe the security scam.
7/11/1832British Parliament finally rejected to remove the appeal of Hindus puritans against Sutee abolition, as demanded by tradional orthodox Indians.
9/21/1996Rao resigns Congress Party President post.
7/1/1989New Governors were appointed in five states. Gen. K. V. Krishna Rao became Governor for J&K.
10/12/1911Vijay Madhavji Merchant Thackersey, cricketer (all-time great Indian batsman), was born in Bombay.
7/22/1998India's 4x100m quartet of Saraswati Dey, E.B. Shyla, P.T. Usha and Rachita Mistry win gold in the Asian Athletic championships at Fukuoka.
7/16/1969Morarji Desai resigns from cabinet.