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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
5/13/1962Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) retired from the post of first President.
10/20/1919Chaitanyabala Divatia, great author, was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
5/21/1935Quetta earthquake takes a heavy toll of life.
9/21/1994Outbreak of pneumonic plague in Surat, Gujarat.
4/11/1999Chetan Baboor and Poulomi Ghatak won the men's and women's titles resp. in the India Cup table tennis in Mumbai.
10/26/1932Indian Muslim leader demands that Gandhi be released from prison. The Viceroy responded that this was only possible if Gandhi disassociated himself from the civil disobedience campaign.
2/14/199813 bomb blasts take place in Coimbatore an hour before the BJP president Advani was to address a campaign meeting; 52 people killed.
1/24/1857Calcutta University established.
1/17/1601Akbar, after eight month's siege, entered Asirgarh one of the strongest forts in India.
10/22/1912Gandhiji accompanied Gokhale on tour of South Africa, Laurenco Marques, Mozambique and Zanzibar. He gave up European dress and milk and restricted himself to diet of fresh and dried fruits.