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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
10/6/1858Nanasaheb Peshwa, a revolutionary of first mutiny, died.
1/22/1967Atomic Energy Center was renamed after Homi Jahangir Bhabha as 'Bhabha Atomic Research Centre' at Trombay, Mumbai.
1/23/199750,000 miners in Orissa lose jobs as 57 mines are closed down.
8/28/1904First car rally between Calcutta to Barakpur held.
11/27/1946London announces parley on India; Muslims accept, Hindus decline.
3/16/1832Sarfoji Bhosle, King of Tanjawar, passed away.
7/1/1992Truck operators begin nation-wide strike to press for the abolition of toll tax and octroi.
9/6/2000Telecom workers launch a nation-wide strike in protest against inadequate safeguards prior to the corporatisation of the department from October 1.
4/9/1984Captain H.J. Singh of Indian Army crossed the Banihal Darsh with the help of Hand Glider and set a new record.
3/20/1993Kondapally Seetaramaiah, founder of the Peoples War Group of Naxalities in Andhra Pradesh, arrested.