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Historical Event on 11/15/1993

IA Airbus with 272 on board forcelands on a paddy field near Tirupati; all passengers safe.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/28/1994Uproar in Parliament over the Government's rejection of JPC report.
1/4/1914Indira Sant, famous Marathi poet, was born.
1/28/1996Dev Kanta Baruah, first President of former Congress, passed away at New Delhi at the age of 82.
1/23/1978The motto ""Shastra se Shakti"" (Strength though arms) in Hindi written in Devengiri script was approved by the President of India as the motto of the Army Ordnance Corps.The original corps motto of the Ordnance corps was ""Usa Tela Tananti"" found in the arms of the board of Ordnance. This was translated to mean ""To the thunder his arms"". The corps song titled ""Ayudh Corps Mahan"" was introduced for the first time in 4th re-union of the Army Ordnance Corps. The song is to be played or sung ""within unit lines only"", during purely Regimental functions.
1/12/1997Paes-Bhupathi win doubles title in the Singapore Open Challenger hardcourt tennis.
11/16/1988India gives full recognition to the state of Palestine.
2/8/1967Indira Gandhi was hit in face by a stone while addressing crowd.
4/16/1958Raghuram Adwai Bhat, great Indian left-arm spinner 1983-84, was born at Mangalore.
11/3/1966Hurricane strikes Bengal, killing 1,000.
5/13/1996M. Karunanidhi (DMK) sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM.