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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 |
| 11/8/1965 | Bashiruddin Ahmad, religious leader and litterateur, passed away. |
| 5/24/1960 | Dr. Ida Sophie Schruder, founder of famous 'Vellore Hospital', passed away in Kodaikanal. |
| 4/25/1993 | Indian Airlines plane hijacker shot dead by commandoes. All 141 persons rescued. |
| 5/10/1957 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term. |
| 9/28/1929 | Lata Mangeshkar, great playback singer, was born. |
| 5/27/1995 | National Centre for Labour launched in Bangalore to give a boost to the unorganised worker's movement in India. |
| 11/5/1950 | Faiyaj Khan, famous singer of Indian classical music, died. |
| 1/17/1997 | Government rules out granting dual citizenship to NRIs. |
| 3/20/1926 | For the first time in the history of the competition, Scotland beats England for rugby's Calcutta Cup in London. |
| 3/22/1915 | Dr. Nagendra, famous hindi critic, was born. |
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