|
|
Historical Event on 8/15/1942
Mahadev Haribhai Desai, an activist and Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary, died of heart failure at Aga Khan's Palace.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/7/1999 | A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, rejects the Opposition demand for resignation of three Central Ministers L. K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharati in the Ayodhya case. |
| 6/20/1873 | Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta. |
| 7/6/1917 | Bhandarkar Prachyavidya Sanshodhak Mandir' was established. |
| 10/11/1902 | Loknayak Jayprakash Harsudayal Narayan, veteran socialist leader, was born at Sitabdiara village (border of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar) in Bihar. He was awarded Bharat Ratna on Dec. 23, 1998 and played a key role in formation of Janta Party which defeated Indian National Congress for the first time. |
| 12/6/1995 | Prabhakar Barve,painter of international fame, passed away. |
| 6/5/1994 | Shakti Singh at Bangalore sets record for DT in 61.72. |
| 12/16/1992 | The Parliament adopts resolution condemning the demolition of the mosque at Ayodhya and centre appoints a one-man judicial commission to enquire into the Ayodhya incidents. |
| 3/19/1997 | BJP and BSP agree for a coalition government in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 1/12/1946 | De-monetisation of currency notes of the value of Rs. 500 and above. |
| 8/13/1638 | Durgadas Rathore, social reformer, was born at Salwa. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
