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Historical Event on 8/15/1947
Indian Independence Day.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/3/1983 | U.S. Census reports world population at 4.72 billion. China has 1.05 billion and India 731 million. |
| 3/8/1957 | Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, prominent leader in Maharashtra and former Chief Minister of Mumbai province, passed away. |
| 11/15/1875 | Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, was born at Ulihatu, Ranchi district, Bihar. |
| 2/12/1990 | The Berlin Wall is taken down February 12. Germany is reunited over the next year. Warsaw Pact is dissolved. |
| 1/2/1959 | Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad, cricketer (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83), was born in Purnea, Bihar. |
| 2/1/1894 | Chitravshastri, Marathi dictionary creator, was born. |
| 10/4/1847 | Pratapsingh Bhosle, Maratha King, died. |
| 8/4/1997 | Maharashtra govt. decides against banning Arun Shourie's book ''Worshipping False Gods'' on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. |
| 1/10/1897 | Wildemar Modecai Haffkine, famous scientist, innoculated himself with vaccine against Plague publicly to demonstrate the harmlessness of the product in Bombay. The method of preparation of this vaccine has remained the same till now for more then hundred years. |
| 3/2/1997 | Michel Camdessus, Managing Director, IMF, congratulates India on its pursuit of steady and higher economic growth. |
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