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Historical Event on 8/15/1947
The Defence department becomes the Ministry of Defence under a Cabinet Minister. Each service was placed under its own Commander-in-Chief. Under the Constitution, the supreme command of the Armed Forces was vested with the President.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/6/1994 | World Marathi Chember of Commerce' established. |
| 1/1/1999 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Elderly"". |
| 11/24/1999 | The dedication ceremony of Shanmukhananda Hall is put off. |
| 5/18/1992 | President R. Venkataraman reaches Beijing. |
| 9/29/1991 | Ustad Yunus Hussain Khan, famous singer of 'Agra Gharana', passed away. |
| 8/26/1909 | Dr.Moti Chandra, great historian, was born. |
| 12/28/1921 | Prince of Wales inagurated Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta. |
| 5/6/1775 | Nanda Kumar, king of Calcutta, was arrested. |
| 5/23/1975 | P. S. Bapat, victoria cross winner Lieutenant General, passed away. |
| 11/3/1966 | Hurricane strikes Bengal, killing 1,000. |
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