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Historical Event on 8/15/1947

Paramveer Chakra, Mahaveer Chakra, Veer Chakra instituted as 'Awards for Gallantry'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/10/1996PM P.V. Narasimha Rao and his Council of Ministers resign.
8/30/1903Bhagwati Charan Varma was born.
1/1/1851Publication of Marathi newspaper 'Gyanoday'.
3/9/1996Chaudhary Randhir Singh appointed Governor of Sikkim.
2/19/1993SC Jamir elected leader of the Congress (I) Legislature Party in Nagaland.
4/19/1995Gopala Ramanujam,Goa Governor, takes up additional charge of Kerala.
10/2/1957All India Scheduled Caste Federation formally dissolved and a new political party 'Republican Party of India' was formed.
10/29/1962China attacked India.
11/27/1888Ganesh Vasudeo Malvankar, great social worker, educationist, writer and first speaker of Lok Sabha, was born in Baroda.
2/3/1928Chandrasekhar Vaman Gadkari, cricketer (Indian batsman in 6 Tests 1953-55), was born at Pune.