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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 |
5/25/1996 | DMK-led coalition ministry headed by R.V. Janakiraman sworn in Pondicherry. |
10/17/1996 | President's rule reimposed in U.P. |
10/29/2000 | Jitendra Prasada, senior Congress leader, files nomination papers for the party presidential polls setting the stage for a contest against the incumbent, Ms. Sonia Gandhi. |
6/9/1991 | Raj Khosla, famous film producer and director, passed away. |
6/5/1996 | Kubernath Rai, well known writer, passed away. |
7/11/1957 | Aga Sultan Sir Muhammad (1877-1957), Aga Khan III, spritual leader of Ismaeli Muhammedans, passed away. He worked for Britian in the WW I & II. Aga Khan was extremly rich, he once had himself weighed against a sack of diamonds belonging to him. He was also one among those who formed the Muslim League. |
1/17/1999 | Madhya Pradesh won its maiden Wills Trophy championship, defeating Bengal in the final of the limited overs cricket championship in Calcutta. |
1/17/1999 | Francisco de Almeida, Viceroy of Protuguese India, passed away in a battle. |
7/17/1987 | V. P. Singh announces resignation from Congress; R. Venkataraman elected President of India. |
1/2/1994 | Landslide win for GNLF in the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council elections. |
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