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Historical Event on 8/15/1947

Brigadier Thakur Mahadeo Singh was the first Indian Commandant. He was the DSO of Indian Militery Academy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/25/1979Commercial Unity Day started.
1/22/1998Second Lieutenant Punit Datta is posthumously selected for the nation's highest peace time gallantry award, Ashok Chakra.
12/4/1898Kariamanikkam Srinivasa Krishnan, Indian Scientist and Physicist-Philosopher, was born in Tamil Nadu.
6/6/1986Militant Sikhs in Amritsar call for the murder of Surjit Singh Barnala, Chief Minister of Punjab and J.F. Ribeiro, the Chief of Police.
9/29/1836Chamber of Commerce and Industry was established in Madras
1/1/1972Indian states abolished the previous rulers of Privy purses and privileges.
12/6/1962India closes its consulates in Communist China.
7/21/1995Sajjad Husain, famous film music director, passed away.
9/29/2000Nayudu award goes to former India cricket captain Lt. Col. Hemu Adhikari.
1/29/1999Alok Kumar of Punjab defeated Devendra Joshi of Maharashtra at the IIT complex at New Delhi.