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Historical Event on 8/15/1996
Deve Gowda speaks in Hindi on the occasion of the 50th Independence Day.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/1/1949 | 'Marathi Rangbhumi' , a drama company, established. |
| 12/31/1941 | Milkha Singh Govindsingh Amritsar, cricketer (brother of Kripal Singh, Indian batsman in 4 Tests), was born in Madras. |
| 12/24/1902 | Shashi Mukhi of Classic Theatre, Calcutta, was the first Indian to record on gramophone. This song was on 25 cms. one sided disc and the lyrics were ""Kanha Jeevan Dhan"" from the play Shri Krishna. The song was recorded by Gramophome and Typewriter Company. |
| 10/15/1996 | Dengue fever in Delhi takes 156 lives. |
| 10/14/1994 | Setu Madhavrao Pagdi, researcher and historian, died. |
| 7/11/1997 | Ten persons were killed as police opened fire on Dalit mob which attacked vehicles in protest against desecration of Ambedkar bust in Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar in north-east Mumbai. |
| 1/24/2000 | Supreme Court imposes, with immediate effect, a ban on industries in Delhi and Haryana from discharging untreated industrial effluents into the Yamuna. |
| 12/15/1976 | Baichung Bhutia, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Gangtok, Sikkim. |
| 5/12/1984 | Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, social reformer, passed away at Madras. |
| 1/1/1955 | Shantiswaroop Bhatnagar, famous Indian Chemical Expert, died. |
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