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Historical Event on 8/15/1950

Indian Constitution goes into effect.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1997The Sankaracharyas of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam were given a warm reception at the Golden Temple, Amritsar.
10/25/1999Fixed term for Lok Sabha, Assemblies is under study, said President K R Narayanan in his address to a joint session of Parliament.
9/14/1949Hindi declared the national language by the Constituent Assembly after a three-day debate.
2/10/1859General Horsford defeats Begum of Oude & Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny.
8/16/1923Narayan Athavle, famous Marathi litterateur and journalist, was born.
12/6/1962India closes its consulates in Communist China.
7/22/1999J. H. Patel, Karnataka Chief Minister, recommends dissolution of the Assembly and the Governor Khurshid Alam Khan accepts it. Earlier Mr. Patel drops eight Ministers including the Deputy Chief Minister Siddharamiah.
5/4/1993Santosh Yadav became the first Indian woman to conquer the Everest twice.
9/13/2000Central Government withdraws the ban on use of non-iodised salt despite protests from the medical community and several state governments.
8/21/1995Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, noted physics scientist, died at the age of 84. He was one of the world's leading astro-physicists for his contributions to the study of stars. Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science--the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983.