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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
1/9/1996PM unveils India's state-of-the-art Main Battle Rank (MBT) `Arjun' at a New Delhi function.
12/7/1997Leander Paes awarded 'The Sportstar' award.
9/14/1923Ram Jethmalani, famous law expert and politician, was born.
5/12/1995India refused to sign NPT in its present discriminatory form.
8/11/1999Ramnath Parkar, former Indian opening batsman, died in Mumbai.
12/23/1959Edward Fredrick Lindlewood Halifax ""Irwin Lord"", English viscount and Governor General of India (1925-1931), died at the age of 78.
7/7/1799Ranjit Singh captured Lahore in Punjab from Sikh rulers.
9/9/1920Anglo Oriental College of Aligargh became Aligarh Muslim University. It was the first university to use the regional language.
1/17/1925Abdul Hafeez Kardar, cricketer (Pakistan 1st Test captain, previously played for India), was born in Lahore.
12/25/1991Ajit Singh expelled from the JD.