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Historical Event on 8/15/1947
Paramveer Chakra, Mahaveer Chakra, Veer Chakra instituted as 'Awards for Gallantry'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/22/1869 | Shri Valangaiman Sankaranarayana Srinivasa Shastri, great scholar of Sanskrit, master, politician, social reformer, President of India and educationist, was born at Valangaiman village, Tamil Nadu. |
| 11/18/1936 | V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, great freedom fighter, social reformer, politician, prolific writer and leader, died. |
| 10/5/1993 | Geet Sethi retained World Billiards title by beating Mike Russel. |
| 1/2/1973 | General S. H. F. J. Manekshaw appointed as Field Marshall. |
| 9/21/1746 | French expeditionary army occupies Labourdonnais & Dupleix Madras. |
| 3/22/1915 | Dr. Nagendra, famous hindi critic, was born. |
| 12/19/1995 | Unidentified aircraft drops a heap of sophisticated arms and ammunition, including AK-47 rifles, rocket launchers and anti-tank grenades in Purulia district in West Bengal. |
| 6/1/1955 | India's Untouchability (Offence) Act comes into force. |
| 5/23/1984 | Bachendri Pal, an employee of Tata Iron and Steel Co. Limited at Jamshedpur, conquers the summit of Mount Everest to become the first Indian woman and the fifth women in the world to achieve this feat. |
| 7/7/1910 | 'Bharat History Research Mandal' was established. |
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