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Historical Event on 8/15/1994

At Churchgate railway station on platform No.1, noted film actor A.K. Hangal signalled the start of theatre in a train by waving a green flag.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/17/1999India beats New Zealand by seven wickets to win the one-day cricket series in New Delhi. Saurav Ganguly adjudged the 'man of the match' and 'man of the series'.
10/28/1996L.K. Advani, BJP President, appears personally for the first time in a Gwalior Court.
3/30/1989Waman Ganpat Behre `Sobat', editor of weekly, passed away.
1/30/1949Night Airmail Services was inaugurated.
12/19/1927Uttar Pradesh was formed by an Automobile Association.
12/31/1861Cherrapunji in Assam received rainfall of 22,990 mm in 1861. This was a world record in itself as no other country or place had received rains to such an extent.
11/15/1995Qiao Shi, Chairman of the standing committee of the Chinese National Peoples' Congress, arrives in New Delhi to advance Sino-Indian relations.
4/18/1959Premier Chou En-lai insists Tibetan Dalai Lama was abducted to India.
1/26/1929Indian National Congress proclaims goal for India's independence.
5/24/1992D. R. Bhagwat, veteran journalist, passed away.