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Historical Event on 8/15/1990

GOI declares Prophet Mohammed's birthday a national holiday.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/5/1990Dr. Rajkumar Varma, famous Hindi journalist and playwright, died.
12/25/1964Indian Ocean hurricane kills 4,000 in Ceylon, 3,000 in Indian province of Madras.
12/17/1961Provocative action against our nationals in the vicinity of Anjadip Island and Portugal's belligerent attitude to the problems of its colonial possessions in this country, resulted in the Government of India's decision to liberate Goa, Daman and Diu. Operations were launched at night.
12/7/1997Leander Paes awarded 'The Sportstar' award.
10/21/1981Kerala under central rule.
12/25/1932King George V's chair collapsed during his Christmas dinner speech.
1/26/1992BJP President Dr. Murali Manohar Joshi hoists the national flag at the heavily-guarded Lal Chowk in Srinagar.
11/29/1991Test Cricket debut of Javagal Srinath vs Australia at Gabba.
7/16/1954French rule ends in Mahe. De facto power was transferred to the people and the Indian flag hoisted.
5/14/1923Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar, one of the founder members of Indian Congress and social reformer, passed away.