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Historical Event on 8/15/1950

Indian Constitution goes into effect.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/24/1990K. S. Hegde, former President of Parliament, passed away.
10/3/1996Second phase of UP polling.
8/10/1927Manali Kallat Vainu Bappu, first Indian astronomer, litterateur and Urdu poet, was born at Madras.
8/21/1879Jahangir Bemanji Petit, famous industrialist, was born.
4/14/1891Dr. Bhimrao Ramji 'Babasaheb' Ambedkar, India's great social reformer, politician, author, architect, lawyer and agitator, was born in Maharashtra.
1/15/1921Babasaheb Anantrao Bhosle, eighth Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.
2/6/1949India to nationalize the estate of Nizam, the world's richest man, from Hyderabad.
11/19/1924Amarjit Singh, great educationist and scientist, was born at Punjab.
3/17/19674th Parliament (Lok Sabha) was formed.
5/11/1985Fifteen hundred people were arrested in Sikh violence.