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Historical Event on 3/15/1950

Planning Commission Day.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/27/1968Second Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding given to Reverend Martin Luther King posthumously.
8/23/1933Mahatma Gandhi was released from government detention in the Poona Civil Hospital after doctors warned that his fast was endangering his life. Gandhi, who undertook the fast eight days ago in protest over being arrested again by British authorities, weighed 90 pounds at the time of his release. There was considerable speculation over what the nationalist leader would do upon regaining his strength, but the common assumption was that he would be arrested again by the British authorities if he resumed his civil disobedience.
5/1/1998The Konkan Railway running for 760-km is dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This was an extention from Ratnagiri.
5/1/1993Narayan Ganesh Goray, socialist stalwart, 86, passed away in Pune.
10/1/1992Broadcasting of Zee TV started.
7/1/1992Major changes in Exim policy-farming and repacking included under the definition of 'manufacturer'.
9/3/1997India and E.U. sign an agreement envisaging a $200 m. E.U. aid for the country's primary health care programme.
1/11/1966Lal Bahadur Shastri was posthumously awarded the ""Bharat Ratna"".
7/24/1783Simon Bolivar, great dynamic leader and social reformer, was born at Carcas.
5/20/1996CPI Leader Indrajit Gupta appointed pro-term speaker in the Lok Sahba.