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Historical Event on 8/15/1968

Marathwada', a daily newspaper, published.

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3/22/1915Dr. Nagendra, famous hindi critic, was born.
6/4/1987A Swedish Government enquiry finds that Bofors paid commission to middlemen for concluding Arms Purchase Agreement with India.
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5/16/1945Prahraj Gopalchandra, modern author of Oria language, passed away.
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8/11/1922Manmohan Krishna, famous actor, was born.