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Historical Event on 8/15/1925

Sadashiv Pandurang Jantre, great freedom fighter and social worker, was born .

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/15/1788Ghulam Kadir, the infamous son of Jabita Khan, conquered Delhi.
4/18/1956India, Indonesia, Burma, Ceylon and Pakistan meet in New Delhi to reaffirm their faith in Bandung Principles.
3/27/2000After more than two-and-a-half-years, a Delhi court resumes trial in the St. Kitts forgery case following Delhi High Court's order upholding the lower court's verdict on framing of charges.
9/1/1999Ace athlete Jyotirmoyee Sikdar is awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna; coaches Bahadur Singh, Hargobind Singh (athletics) and Gurbax Singh Sandhu (boxing) the Dronacharya awards during the Arjuna awards function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi.
1/1/1894Satyendranath Bose, Professor and famous Indian physics expert, was born, He worked with Albert Einstein for some time.
4/4/1984Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian Astronaut to go in space from Baikanaur aboard Soviet Space Craft 'Soyuz 11' and revolved around the earth.
5/28/1998India takes retaliatory measures against Australia for its unilateral action.
12/20/1988The Constitution (62nd Amendment) Bill for reducing the voting age from 21 to 18 years receives Parliamentary approval.
3/23/1940All India Muslim League passed resolution for the formation of Muslim homeland i.e. Pakistan.
6/6/1924S. R. Bommai, former President of Janata Dal, was born.