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Historical Event on 8/15/1942

Mahadev Haribhai Desai, an activist and Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary, died of heart failure at Aga Khan's Palace.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/14/1990An Indian Airlines Airbus crashes at Bangalore killing 92 people.
5/22/1993Karnataka special task force guns down Veerappan's brother and righthand man Arjunan.
7/28/1989Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was disqualified from Rajya Sabha. It was the first case of such disqualification from the House under anti-defection law.
11/3/1900Sagarmal Gopa, freedom fighter, was born.
2/4/1938Birju Maharaj, famous Kathak Dancer ""Guru"", was born.
10/20/1947First battle between India and Pakistan.
8/19/1944The last Japanese troops driven out of India.
7/9/1755E Braddock, British General, was mortally wounded during French & Indian War.
6/22/1971Habib Muhammad died.
7/24/1994Bodo kills 37 moslems in Bashbari, North Eastern India.