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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
12/14/1962Bharathi Arun, cricketer (Indian pace bowler late-80's), was born in Vijayawada.
2/18/1997Dhaniram Baruah, controversial heart surgeon who claimed to have transplanted a pig's heart into one of his patients, released on bail in Guwahati.
1/1/1851Publication of Marathi newspaper 'Gyanoday'.
9/13/1901Jamshedji Bomanji H. Wadia, director and producer, was born. His first film was 'Toofan Mail' (1932).
5/26/1993The Centre decides to implement the Mandal Commission recommendation to provide 27\% reservation for the socially and educationally backward classes in the Central Services from 15th June.
1/29/1997Supreme Court rules that water is a 'mineral'.
9/21/1746French expeditionary army occupies Labourdonnais & Dupleix Madras.
12/1/1960Air Marshal Aspy Merwan Engineer DFC became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/07/1964.
1/14/1999At least 51 persons are killed and several injured in a stampede at a hilltop at Pampa on the foothills of Sabarimala in Kerala.
8/15/1997Freedom fighter's pension to be doubled from the existing Rs. 1,500.