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Historical Event on 8/15/1979

Tukoji Holkar, a leader of Peshwa kingdom, dies.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/28/1877Pulin Bihari Das, revolutionary journalist, passed away.
5/27/1990Om Prakash Chautala, former CM, wins Mehem by-election.
1/17/1992Shankar Ramchandra (Mamrao Date), veteran journalist, passed away.
4/13/1993Lalitadevi Shastri passed away.
7/27/1993Rao government defeats the no-confidence motion by 265-251 votes. Seven of the JD (A) vote with government as JD (A) and AIADMK decide to vote for no-confidence motion.
8/14/1968Week-long flood death toll reaches 1,000.
8/17/199220 members of the Janata Dal led by Ajit Singh break away from the parent body seeking separate seats in the Lok Sabha.
3/26/1938Laxminath Bezbarua, great littearateur of modern Assamia language, passed away.
4/12/1801Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja of Punjab.
6/5/1984Operation 'Blue Star' was launched by Indira Gandhi. Indian commandos stormed into Sikh's holiest gurudwara Golden Temple in Amritsar to flush out the terrorists and other anti-government elements. Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and over 325 people were killed in the temple. Thus a great rebel arose all over the nation and specially in Punjab.