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Historical Event on 8/15/1949
Chandernagore joins the Indian Union. Panchayati Raj inaugurated in 114,000 villages.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/17/1916 | Amritlal Naagar was born. |
| 1/8/1992 | D. P. Sahastrabuddhe 'Anand', editor of monthly magzine, passed away. |
| 7/30/1991 | Sabi Fernandes, senior photographer of Indian Express Newspaper Group, died. |
| 12/19/1988 | Umashankar Joshi, Gyanpeeth awardee and Gujrathi poet, died. |
| 4/5/1919 | India's first modern shipping company Scindia Steam Navigation's first ship 'Liberty' started its journey. The weight of the ship was 5,940 tonnes. |
| 12/12/1976 | Madanlal Dhingra's ashes were brought to India. |
| 9/20/1996 | Arunachal Chief Minister Apang resigns and forms new party Arunachal Congress. |
| 7/6/1999 | The Indian High Commission staff member Yog Raj Vij, who was beaten up and abducted by Pakistani intelligence operatives, is released. India strongly condemns this assault. |
| 4/11/1942 | All-India Congress party rejects British offer of dominion status at New Delhi. |
| 9/25/1946 | Bishan Singh Bedi, a former Indian cricketer was born. |
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