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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
7/24/1997Country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna conferred on former interim Prime Minister Gulzarilal Nanda and posthumously on freedom-fighter Aruna Asaf Ali.
6/1/1930Baba Adhav was born.
7/31/1991Air Chief Marshal Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
1/21/1952Indian National Congress party wins the 1st General Election of India under the ledearship of Jawaharlal Nehru.
7/30/1991Sabi Fernandes, senior photographer of Indian Express Newspaper Group, died.
11/9/1993Tamil Nadu Assembly urges the Centre to amend Constitution to retain 69\% reservation for backward classes.
7/25/1988Sikh extremists kill the chief priest of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
1/24/1952The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema.
5/21/1927Cargo Transportation service started between Calcutta and Bagdogra.
3/3/1997Senior Officials Meeting of Indian Ocean Rim (IOR) countries begins in Mauritius.