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Historical Event on 8/15/1969
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formed under Department of Atomic Energy.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
2/11/1989 | Pandit Narendra Sharma passed away. |
3/6/1961 | India's first Financial daily 'The Economic Times' started publication from Bombay. |
3/1/2000 | Gopichand wins the Indian Oil Servo National badminton championship at Kochi-making it four in a row. |
6/28/1924 | Jamshedji Framji Madan ( J. F. Madan ), founder of Madan & Co. and Parsi Theatrical Company, passed away on June 28 at Calcutta. |
5/22/1961 | Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento. |
2/21/1952 | The XV Indian Olympic Games in Madras. |
9/21/1912 | Firoz Gandhi, great politician, was born. |
3/31/1993 | J.N. Dixit, Foreign Secretary, visits Myanmar and signs agreements on trade, control of drug trafficking and separatist movements along the borders. |
2/28/1985 | M.G. Katre became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/10/89). |
12/28/1932 | Britain says it is to release 28,000 prisoners, including Gandhi. |
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