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Historical Event on 7/15/1955

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) by the President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/25/1992Swaran Singh and Vajpayee awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'.
9/13/1997Grieving India lays to rest Mother Teresa in state funeral in Calcutta in which pomp and splendour is combined with religious rites.
8/17/1997I K Gujral, Prime Minister, said that Queen Elizabeth should not go to Amritsar, scene of Jallianwalla Bagh massacre, during her visit to India in October.
12/21/1990Former Union Finance Secretary S. Venkatramanan appointed Governor of RBI. B. Rachaiah and Dr. Sarup Singh sworn in as Governors of Kerala and Gujarat respectively.
5/8/1992Gul Mahomed, cricketer (8 Tests for India & one for Pakistan), passed away.
5/24/1990Surjit Singh Barnala sworn in as Governor of Tamil Nadu.
5/10/1981The first day and night cricket match of India was played at the flood-lit ground of the Wilson College Gymkhana (Bombay).
6/13/1932Nirmalchandra Sen, great revolutionary, died.
12/23/1976Indira Gandhi attacks the pro-Moscow Communist party for enticing her son Sanjay, but she denies grooming him as her successor.
1/23/1997Statue of Subhash Bose unveiled inside Parliament House.