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Historical Event on 8/15/1947
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru becomes the first Indian Prime Minister of free India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/15/1996 | Victoria Terminus (VT) station in Mumbai renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Terminus by the Centre. |
| 7/29/1988 | Syed Modi, 28-year national badminton champion, was shot dead at K. D. Singh Stadium in Lucknow. |
| 4/26/1858 | Kunwar Singh, revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, passed away. He fought his last battle near Jagdishpur, Bihar on April 23, 1858 and defeated the Britishers but was deeply wounded. He also organised the national rebels. |
| 9/12/1627 | Ibrahim Adilshah died. |
| 3/11/1863 | Maharaja Sayaji Rao III, great nationalist and social reformer, was born at Nasik. |
| 4/7/1938 | Kashiram Chhabildas Rana was born in Surat (Gujarat). |
| 9/14/1932 | Durgavati Devi aka Durga Bhabhi, an revolutionary and freedom fighter, was born. |
| 6/5/1996 | United Front Govt's Common Minimum Programme announced. |
| 12/15/1974 | Rasulatbai, veteran classical music expert, died. |
| 1/1/1992 | Petrol and diesel price hiked in 11 states to make it uniform all over the country. |
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