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Historical Event on 4/15/1948
Purushottamdas Tandon was honoured with the title of 'Rajashri' at a huge rally by Devaraha Baba. He was awarded the Prestigious 'Bharat Ratna' award.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/14/1987 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (1890-1988), Frontier Gandhi. He is the first non-Indian to receive this honour. |
| 8/14/1987 | Muhammad Tughluq Shah II passed away at Sindh. |
| 6/21/1814 | Gilbert Aliat Minto, Governor General of East Indian Company, died. |
| 12/23/1969 | Armstrong and Aldrin collected Moon rock, which was kept on exhibition in New Delhi. |
| 8/1/1939 | Bombay begins Prohibition, first since U.S. law was repealed. |
| 11/15/1982 | S. N. Katkar, famous poet and former editor of 'Yugvani', died. |
| 3/17/1985 | Dattu Phadkar, cricketer (Indian all-rounder, 31 Tests 1947-58), passed away. |
| 5/4/1990 | Supreme Court directs Central Government to set up a Tribunal to resolve Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. |
| 8/20/1915 | Devraj Ars, former chief minister of Karnataka, was born. |
| 4/9/1986 | First University in India devoted to hygiene established at Vijaywada. |
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