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Historical Event on 8/15/1996
Deve Gowda speaks in Hindi on the occasion of the 50th Independence Day.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
6/23/1990 | Harindranath Chatopadhyay, famous poet, actor and former member of Parliament, passed away. |
6/20/1996 | Govt. of India declares at Geneva conference on 'Global Ban On Nuclear Testing' that it won't sign the CTBT. |
3/30/1949 | Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (4 Tests for India), passed away. |
5/14/1982 | All India Radio renamed as 'Akashwani' but it's Urdu service yet announces that it's All India Radio. |
3/22/1942 | Both Congress and Muslim League refused Cripps Mission offer. Congress adopts Quit India Resolution. Cripps Commission came to India which was preceded by Sir Stephard Crips to find out a political formula for transfer of power to Indians. |
8/30/1773 | Narayan Rao Peshwa was murdered by his uncle Raghunath Rao, also called Raghoba, who then proclaimed himself the Peshwa. |
6/13/1995 | India and France sign Bilateral Investment Protection pact. |
2/16/1942 | The third IAF unit to operate the Lysander was No.4 Squadron, formed with four aircraft on 16 February 1942. This squadron was to continue to operate the Westland aircraft until it too was re-equipped with the Hurricane in June 1943. |
3/26/1942 | Indira Gandhi, third Prime Minister of India, was married to Feroze Gandhi. |
2/20/1928 | Abaji Narayan Pednekar, children's story writer, was born. |
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