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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 |
| 1/4/1892 | J. C. Kumarappa, a Gandhian by thought, was born. |
| 10/30/1933 | Dara Nadirsha Dotiwala, cricket Test umpire for 6 tests from 1981-88, was born in Mumbai. |
| 6/18/1901 | Ramchandra Bhikaji Gunjikar, Marathi novelist and editor, passed away. |
| 9/7/1995 | Chandrababu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh CM, wins the vote of confidence. He received 227 votes. 31 were neutral. |
| 3/18/1919 | Rowlatt Act, intended to perpetuate the extraordinary powers enjoyed by the Government under Lord Chelmsford during the war, provokes countrywide protests. This Rowlatt Act was forced instead of 1915 Indian Security Act which reduced freedom of Indian people. |
| 4/24/1966 | Margashayam Venkataramana, cricketer (Indian off-spinner 1989), was born in Secunderabad. |
| 10/16/1978 | Test debut of Kapil Dev, India vs Pakistan, at Faisalabad. |
| 11/16/1835 | Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. She was named Manikarnika and was called 'Manu'. (16 or19). |
| 4/3/1987 | S.H. Vatsyayan passed away. |
| 1/2/1987 | Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab, great industrialist, leader and former Chief Minister of Orissa, died. |
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