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Historical Event on 8/15/1867

Bhartendu Harishchandra publishes a Hindi monthly 'Kavi Vachan Sudha'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/7/1907The First Electric Tramway service commenced in Bombay (Mumbai). This service was inaugurated by Municipality Chairman Vallabhdas Thakersey and Municipal Commissioner Sheppard at 5.30 p.m. This tram was well decorated and destined from Municipal Office upto Crawford Market.
5/7/1907Iltutmish, father of Radiya Sultan, died in Delhi.
9/24/1992Union Labour Minister announces a new export-oriented emigration policy in place of the regulatory one.
10/11/1988Janata Dal, a new national centrist opposition party, launched. V. P. Singh elected President.
8/9/1969Ochterlony Memorial in Calcutta was renamed as 'Shahid Minar'.
3/4/1925Jyotirindranath Tagore, great Bengali litterateur and poet, passed away.
8/5/1907Kashi Nath Pandey, politician and Trade Unionist, was born in Fursatpur Village.
2/13/1922The Indian National Congress suspends its civil disobedience campaign in the face of mounting violence.
3/11/1886Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi became the first Indian lady doctor. She passed the MBBS degree from Philadelphia University of America.
5/14/1998India will not sign CTBT unconditionally, says the Prime Minister.