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Historical Event on 8/15/1985

Accord reached on the Assam foreign nationals issue, agitation called off.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/21/1975Farakka Barrage dedicated to nation.
8/4/1923Nagpur University started working.
7/16/1954French rule ends in Mahe. De facto power was transferred to the people and the Indian flag hoisted.
6/7/1979Bhaskara-I, first experimental satellite for Earth resources/meteorology remote sensing and the Second Satellite of India, launched. This satellite carried TV and microwave cameras. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle 'Intercosmos'.
3/21/1997Seven Kashmiri Pandits gunned down by militants in Sangrampura.
6/23/1984An Air-India jumbo jet plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland today, killing all 329 people on board. Indian officials said the crash apparently was caused by a bomb placed aboard the jetliner by a Sikh extremist group as retaliation for an army raid.
7/25/1986Sikh extremist kill 16 Hindus in Muhktsar India.
5/29/1982Naval Academy at Ezhimala, Kerala, was approved by Union Cabinet.
1/16/1992Prices of steel and iron decontrolled.
3/20/1904Charles Freer Andrews came to India as a Christian Missionary and joined the staff of St. Stephen's College in Delhi.