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Historical Event on 8/15/1990
India successfully test fires 'Akash', an advanced medium range surface to air missile.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/17/1999 | 41 more ministers are inducted into the Ram Prakash Gupta Ministry in Uttar Pradesh taking the strength of the ministry to 91. |
| 1/9/1998 | Three RJD ministers in the Gujral Cabinet - Mr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Capt. Jai Narayan Nishad and Mrs. Kanti Singh - resign. |
| 8/26/1997 | Vice President Krishan Kant takes over as Chairman of Rajya Sabha. |
| 10/4/1992 | D. M. Sutar, freedom fighter and senior journalist, died. |
| 7/27/1959 | Abbas Ali Baig scores 112 for India v England on debut. |
| 5/3/1764 | Mir Kasim, with the backing of Delhi Emperor, attacked on Patna but this weak Emperor was defeated by Britishers. Britishers became the rulers of Bengal, the richest province of India. |
| 12/5/1933 | Balendu Shantilal Jain, famous hindi writer, was born at Kunchord, M.P. |
| 6/11/1998 | Chetak helicopter of IAF rescued a Border Security Force Jawan stuck waist deep in quicksand. |
| 6/1/1786 | Madras General Post Office started functioning. |
| 3/26/1997 | Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes a Bill to amend the Prohibition Act, ending the state's 2-year experiment with total prohibition. |
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