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Historical Event on 8/15/1947

Paramveer Chakra, Mahaveer Chakra, Veer Chakra instituted as 'Awards for Gallantry'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/4/1661Murad Baksh was executed on the charge of murdering Diwan Ali Nagi.
6/10/1984Top army commander killed in Bihar; Sikh troops desert unit.
3/4/1990V. P. Singh resigns as party president, but asked to continue.
2/6/1994Ram Mahadik, Congress leader, passed away.
5/21/1935Quetta earthquake takes a heavy toll of life.
12/31/1996Gold import policy liberalised.
12/31/1996Sultan Ghiyasu'd-din Tughluq Shah, emperor of Delhi, passed away.
9/16/1997General Manager of Tata Tea remanded to judicial custody on charges of abetting and aiding ULFA.
11/28/1962K. C. Dey, well-known famous blind singer of Bengal, died.
9/8/1790Lord Edward Alanbaro, Governor General of India (1842 to 1844), was born.