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Historical Event on 8/15/1947

Indian Independence Day.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/31/1861Cherrapunji in Assam received rainfall of 22,990 mm in 1861. This was a world record in itself as no other country or place had received rains to such an extent.
10/17/1995BJP withdraws support to Mayavati Government in Uttar Pradesh. UP Governor Motilal Vohra accepts the resignation of Mayawati and her cabinet but asks her to continue as caretaker government. BJP's top brass takes the final decision to break with the BSP.
1/18/1913Gandhiji refers in ''Indian Opinion'' the possibility of return home to India by mid-year.
11/30/1858Jagdish Chandra Bose, botonist and physics expert, was born at Mymensingh (now in Bangladesh).
8/7/1990Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission.
1/20/1959Tej Bahadur Sapru passed away.
12/7/1989Hemananda Biswal sworn in as Orissa Chief Minister.
9/14/1997Fire and explosions devastate terminals and storage tanks at Visakh Refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Toll put at 51.
2/19/1919Arvind Gokhle, great Marathi story writer, was born.
12/1/1932A round-table conference on India fails to reach an agreement at London.