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Historical Event on 8/15/1947
Paramveer Chakra, Mahaveer Chakra, Veer Chakra instituted as 'Awards for Gallantry'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/10/1905 | Pankaj Malik, music director, was born. |
| 4/5/1922 | Pandita Ramabai, social worker and philosophist, passed away. |
| 1/19/1997 | Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad arrives in India on a 4-day visit. |
| 2/2/1965 | Government sanction was accorded to the Officers Training School for the start of Short Service Regular Commission. |
| 9/23/1906 | Kumar (Mijjan) alias Syed Hasan Ali, film actor, was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He has worked in 'Shadows of the Dead', 'Dukhiari', 'Gambler', 'Patan ni Paniari', 'Thoure of Delhi'. |
| 6/4/1972 | First Environment Day. |
| 11/17/1947 | Rajendra Prasad elected the President of Indian National Congress. |
| 5/2/1968 | Lok Sabha passed the Public Providend Fund Act. |
| 9/14/1992 | S. A. Banerjee, cricketer who played one Test for India in 1948 without scoring any runs but took 5 wkts, died. |
| 6/20/1997 | Basu Bhattacharya (65), film-maker, died in Mumbai. |
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