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Historical Event on 8/15/1960

Maharashtra State Sahkari Grihvitta Corporation was established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/15/1945Indian troops capture Pagan at Burma.
10/20/1962The first IAFunit No. 2 squadron re-equipped with the Gnat at Ambalan and No.9 squadron soon followed suit.
9/20/1998A. B. Bardhan is re-elected CPI general secretary.
9/27/1908Shiv Verma, great soldier, was born.
3/12/1969Reactor Research Centre established at Kalpakkam. On 18th December 1985, it was renamed as Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research.
12/5/1991The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India.
11/3/1997American Consulate General in Chennai starts issuing visitor's visa with 10-year validity.
10/24/2000Hyrunnisa, suspected to be the key accused in the Kollam liquor tragedy, nabbed along with her husband and a worker in her shop in Guruvayur.
12/12/1925Dattatreya Gajanan Phadkar alias ""Dattu"" Phadkar, cricketer (pace bowler all-rounder for India), Kolhapur, Maharastra, was born.
3/10/1991The Army Dental Corps celebrates its Golden Jubilee and proudly recounts its past glory.