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Historical Event on 8/15/1947
Indian Independence Day.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/23/1997 | I.K. Gujral, PM, leaves for Edinburgh to attend Commonwealth Heads of Govt. Meeting. |
10/30/1996 | Pop star Michael Jackson arrives in Bombay. |
4/27/1997 | CBI decides to prosecute Bihar CM Laloo Prasad Yadav, former CM Dr. Jagannath Mishra, Union Minister Chandra Deo Prasad Verma and 53 others in the Rs. 950 crore fodder scam case. |
8/5/1969 | Bapu Krishnarao Venkatesh Prasad, cricketer (consistent Indian Test pace bowler 1996-), was born in Bangalore. |
2/28/1968 | International City Auroville inaugurated the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondechery. |
8/10/1904 | Japanese troups were defeated by the Russian Amry at Port Aurther. |
11/1/1999 | H. K. Dua, senior Journalist and former editor of The Indian Express and The Hindustan Times, is appointed the Press Adviser to the Prime Minister. |
12/23/1995 | 400 people, mostly children and their parents, die in a fire that broke out during the Annual Day celebrations of DAV Public School. The fire was suspected to be caused due to electric short-circuit in Mandi Dabwali, Haryana. |
3/26/1991 | Chautala loses majority after the disqualification of three Janata Dal (S) members. Janata Party merges with Janata Dal (S). |
6/8/1968 | Madhuri Mani Iyyer, famous singer of Karnatak Gharana, passed away. |
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