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Historical Event on 8/15/1990
India successfully test fires 'Akash', an advanced medium range surface to air missile.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/17/1998 | US President Bill Clinton wants India and Pakistan to sign CTBT. |
| 9/3/1916 | Annie Besant started 'Home Rule' movement. |
| 5/17/1997 | Two workers belonging to Mamsapuram near Srivilliputtur ''burnt alive'' at neighbouring Edayankulam by its residents who took them hostage. |
| 9/3/1953 | Laxmanrao Parvatkar (Khaprumama), famous Tabla player, passed away. |
| 5/29/1993 | Ramesh More, Shiv Sena MLA, was murdered. |
| 4/5/1922 | Pandita Ramabai, social worker and philosophist, passed away. |
| 3/10/1912 | Anant Ramachandra Joshi, cricket Test Umpire for 12 test from 1948-5, was born in Maharashtra. |
| 2/20/1847 | Turf Club of Royal Calcutta was established. |
| 1/12/1918 | C. Ramchandra (Chitalkar), famous film music director, was born. |
| 11/22/1968 | Lok Sabha passed notification to change the name of Madras state as Tamil Nadu. |
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