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Historical Event on 8/15/1947
Indian Independence Day.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/16/1620 | Amarsingh I, Rajput's guhilot lineage king of Mewad, died. |
| 2/18/1993 | Congress (I) secures absolute majority in Nagaland and emerges as the single largest party in Meghalaya. |
| 4/16/1974 | Dr. Sarvapalli Radhanakrishnan, former President of India, Philosophist and litterateur, passed away. |
| 4/15/1975 | India recognises the Sihanouk Government in Cambodia. |
| 10/3/1994 | Bhushan Tiwari, famous Hindi film actor of yesteryears, died. |
| 1/17/1925 | Abdul Hafeez Kardar, cricketer (Pakistan 1st Test captain, previously played for India), was born in Lahore. |
| 7/1/1852 | For the first time in Asia, Postal Stamp for the general public was issued by Sindh Province in Karachi. |
| 8/18/1896 | Raghupati Sahay ""Firaq Gorakhpuri"", revolutionary Urdu poet, was born. He was honoured with the highest literary awards, including the Sahitya Academy Award in 1960 and Bharatiya Gyanpeeth Award in 1969. His notable works include ""Ruh-e-Kayenaat (Spirit of Universe, 1945)"" and ""Ramz-O-Kinayaat (Suggestion, 1946)"". |
| 12/1/1991 | Stone laid for the Sanskrit University at Kaladi, the birthplace of Adi Sankara. |
| 2/14/1989 | Supreme Court orders Union Carbide Coporation of USA and Union Carbide India Limited to pay $470 millions (about Rs. 710 crores) in full and final settlement of all claims out of the Bhopal gas Disaster Litigation tragedy of 1985. |
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