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Historical Event on 8/15/1921

Amrit Rai, novelist and translater, was born .

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/20/1998Mr. Jaswant Singh, Prime Minister's special envoy, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott discuss nuclear non-proliferation and security-related issues in New Delhi.
3/1/1993India develops Phased Array Radars critical for its ""Akash"" surface-to-air missile and launches its indigenous main battle tank 'Arjun'.
8/30/1645Indians and Dutch sign the peace treaty.
8/27/1958Metric system of weights and measures introduced.
2/13/1984Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister, inaugurated the first manufacturing work of Indian Submarines at Mazgaon Dock, Bombay.
4/14/1990Veena Vidwan S. Balachander passed away.
6/14/1998S. Vijayalakshmi wins National women's `A' chess title in Mumbai.
5/7/1907Rajbali Pandey, famous poet, was born.
8/3/1996Leander Paes wins a bronze (tennis) at Atlanta, bringing India an Olympic medal after a gap of 16 years.
12/28/1981Madras-Penang undersea cable commissioned.