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Historical Event on 12/15/1997

Orissa Janata Dal unit splits with 29 of 43 Legislature Party members forming 'Biju Janata Dal'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/11/1991Over 106.6 million voters go to the second phase of national polls.
9/15/1965President Ayub Khan appeals to the US to use its influence to end Indian-Pakistani hostilities.
1/26/1981Sandeep Patil scores memorable 174 vs Australia at Adelaide Oval.
6/30/1995CNN launches a 24-hour news channel in partnership with Doordarshan.
4/9/1893Maha Pandit Rahul Sanskrityayan, politician, professor and Hindi writer, was born at Pandaha, Azamgarh.
6/17/1991Prabhakar Machve, famous litterateur, passed away.
3/31/1663Mir Jumla, Mughal Commander, passed away in Bihar.
9/8/1993Mandal Commission recommendation of 27\% job reservation for the backward classes brought into effect; 'Creamy' layer excluded.
11/1/1966Haryana state was created from Punjab, and Chandigarh was declared as the Union Territory and capital of both Punjab and Haryana.
4/11/1913Iron ropes bridge known as 'Laxman Jhula' was constructed over Ganga at HrishikeshÂ