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Historical Event on 8/15/1947
Indian Independence Day.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
7/21/1975 | Hindi Post Guards was established by Government. |
5/25/1995 | Voting on the Criminal Law Bill differed again in Rajya Sabha. |
2/14/1985 | Dr. Nagendra Singh elected World Court Chief. |
7/1/1999 | Two leaders of Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK) are detained under National Security Act (NSA). |
1/9/1904 | Pratab Singh Chaudhari, social worker, was born at Multan, Punjab . |
9/27/1995 | Cellular phone service operates for the first time in Delhi. |
8/12/1991 | Parliament passes the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (prevention) amendment bill. |
4/27/1906 | China, as suzerain of Tibet, has agreed to the terms of a treaty proposed by Britain. According to the treaty, foreign powers may not send representatives to Tibet, receive transportation or mining concessions, or occupy, buy or lease any territory in Tibet without British permission. The British want to prevent the Russians from establishing a protectorate over Tibet, which lies on India's northern border. Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, failed in attempts to communicate with Tibet's ruler, the Dalai Lama. A British military expedition fought its way to the capital at Lhasa and concluded the agreement. |
6/10/1959 | Tyagmurti Goswami Ganeshdutt, social worker, died near Hardwar. |
5/8/1910 | Tolstoy replies to Gandhiji that question of Passive Resistance is of greatest importance, not only for India but for humanity. |
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