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Historical Event on 8/15/1947
Paramveer Chakra, Mahaveer Chakra, Veer Chakra instituted as 'Awards for Gallantry'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/14/1953 | Andhra Pradesh was established. Hyderabad became the capital instead of Karnul. |
| 12/30/1887 | Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, leader of India Freedom Movement, Law expert, Educationist, Litterateur and founder of ""Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan"", was born at Bharuch. |
| 7/12/1932 | The 16,000-foot Shyok ice dam in the Himalayas bursts flooding the Indus Valley at Kashmir. |
| 1/23/1977 | Janata Party was formed. Congress Sangathan, Jansangh, Bhartiya Lokdal and Samajwadi Party decided to merge and create Janata Party. |
| 1/21/1956 | Strikes and demonstrations held in Bihar and Orissa in protest of the government's intention to revise state boundaries. |
| 10/20/1981 | 21-month-old Left United Front Ministry led by E. K. Nayanar resigns in Kerala. |
| 10/20/1981 | Bahadur Tair, under their leader Mongol of Hulagu Khan, captured Lahore. |
| 1/9/1997 | John Major, British Prime Minister, addresses plenary session of the 'Partnership Summit' organised in Calcutta by the Confederation of Indian Industry. |
| 8/8/2000 | S.Nijalingappa (97), former Karnataka Chief Minister, died at his residence in Chitradurga. |
| 7/11/1998 | Indians bag a silver and a bronze at the International Physics Olympiad in Reykjavik. |
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