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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 |
| 3/1/1978 | Justice Y. Y. Chandrachud is sworn in as the Chief Justice of India. |
| 7/30/1991 | Sabi Fernandes, senior photographer of Indian Express Newspaper Group, died. |
| 12/31/1956 | Pandit Ravishankar Shukla, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, lawyer, politician and social worker, died at the age of 80. |
| 7/20/1954 | Armistice for Indo-China signed. |
| 12/28/1952 | Arun Jaitley, son of Maharaj Kishan Jaitley, was born in New Delhi. |
| 2/22/1997 | India outplays Poland in the final hockey `Test' and win series 2-0. |
| 9/23/1803 | British-Indian forces defeated the Marathas in the Battle of Assaye. |
| 9/18/1927 | Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce was established. |
| 8/17/1986 | In the Jehovah's Witnesses' case, the Supreme Court rules that ""singing National Anthem is not obligatory"". |
| 4/15/1976 | India announces it will send an envoy to Peking, first time in 15 years. |
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