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Historical Event on 8/15/1955

Satyagrah started for the freedom of Goa.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/7/1990Foundation stones are laid in Ayodhya for a new temple at the birthplace of Lord Rama as Hindu nationalism rises. Government disallows the Shilanyas.
1/11/1859Lord Curzon, Governor General and Viceroy, was born.
9/5/1612East India Company's Navy eastablished.
7/5/1997Janata Dal splits. Laloo Prasad Yadav forms Rashtriya Janata Dal and Sharad Yadav was elected as the Janta Dal president.
11/11/1924Rusi Sheriyar Modi, cricketer (Indian batsman in post-War years), was born in Surat, Gujarat.
6/7/1955Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Prime Minister, visited U.S.S.R.
4/2/1980Raj Narain expelled from Lok Dal forms Janata (S) Party.
6/6/1981The worst-ever railway accident took place in Bihar when a train plunged in Samastipur river.
1/16/1938Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, passed away.
10/15/1996Kerala CM Nayanar says Governors are not necessary in states.