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Historical Event on 8/15/1947

Brigadier Thakur Mahadeo Singh was the first Indian Commandant. He was the DSO of Indian Militery Academy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/3/1979M. M. Bhatnagar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 14-06-1985.
9/5/199530 member Ladakh Autonomous Hill Council sworn-in that was conceded by the Government of India in 1993.
12/1/1989National Front decides to form a government with outside support from the BJP and the Left Parties.
5/17/1916Gurusiddappa Sivappa, great industrialist, was born at Bangalore.
1/24/1924Karpoori Thakur ""Jan Nayak"", freedom fighter, teacher and national president of Samyukta Socialist Party, was born in village Samastipur, District Bihar.
1/6/1953Stalin Peace Prize awarded to Dr. S. Kitchlew.
10/20/1997All India Hindu Conference begins at Hardwar.
3/30/1994Bombay beat Bengal by 8 wickets to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
3/30/1994Humayun died at Delhi. Two days earlier he had slipped on the staircase of a library being constructed at the Old Fort.
3/8/1948Air India International was established for overseas services.