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Historical Event on 8/15/1947

Indian Independence Day.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/19/2000India remains committed to a unilateral moratorium on nuclear tests, but we will not allow this stand to stand in the way of our protecting India's supreme natural interest,'' said Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on his return from the US.
7/1/1999The Rashtriya Janata Party (RJP) of Shankersinh Waghela merges with Congress(I).
2/28/1927Krishan Kant, vice President of India and former Young Turk, was born at Kot Mohd. Khan, district Amritsar, Punjab.
6/14/1992Tin Bigha activists lathi-charged in the Tin Bigha corridor in Coochbehar.
6/18/1979Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs in Cricket World Cup upset.
7/16/1992Shankar Dayal Sharma is appointed President.
3/10/1945Madhavrao Scindia, prince of Gwalior and Congress leader, was born.
3/27/1993Hari Singh from Haryana hijacks an IA plane, but surrender after 8 hours.
7/13/1998The Government is prevented from tabling the Women's Reservation Bill.
5/9/1919Ram Kumar Gupta, great industrialist, was born at Delhi.