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Historical Event on 8/15/1949
Chandernagore joins the Indian Union. Panchayati Raj inaugurated in 114,000 villages.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/13/1963 | Indian Govenment announced 'Arjun Awards' to boost the morale of various sports personalities. |
| 6/24/1991 | K. Karunakaran ministry assumes power in Kerala. |
| 1/1/1998 | The Election Commission announces the poll schedule for the 12th Lok Sabha. The polling will be on February 16, 22, 28 and March 7. Simultaneously, elections are to be held for the Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assemblies. |
| 12/25/2000 | A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, launches a Rs.60,000 crore ''Gram Sadak Yojana'' for linking all villages and the ""Antyodaya Anna Scheme'' for providing cheap foodgrains under the TPDS. |
| 6/17/1756 | Nawab Sira-ud-Daulah attacked on Calcutta with 50,000 soldiers and captured it on June 21. |
| 11/5/1928 | R. V. S. Perishastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, was born. |
| 6/18/1991 | Congress emerges as the largest party in Lok Sabha polls though short of an absolute majority. |
| 11/19/1997 | 22 persons killed and 30 injured when car bomb explodes outside film studio in Jubilee Hills area of Hyderabad. The deceased include Eanadu TV crew of six people. |
| 8/15/1947 | Paramveer Chakra, Mahaveer Chakra, Veer Chakra instituted as 'Awards for Gallantry'. |
| 7/26/1933 | Gandhiji went back to Sabarmati Ashram after his release from jail. |
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