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Historical Event on 8/15/1947
The Defence department becomes the Ministry of Defence under a Cabinet Minister. Each service was placed under its own Commander-in-Chief. Under the Constitution, the supreme command of the Armed Forces was vested with the President.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/8/1992 | Mother Teresa, nobel prize winner, was presented 'Bharat Ki Mahan Suputri' award. |
| 8/3/1957 | Devdas Gandhi, son of Rashtrapita Mahatma Gandhiji and noted journalist, passed away. |
| 10/10/1998 | Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand was sworn in Chief Justice of India. |
| 5/13/1905 | Fakruddin Ali Ahmed, the fifth President of India, was born at Delhi. |
| 11/8/1965 | Bashiruddin Ahmad, religious leader and litterateur, passed away. |
| 8/13/1993 | All the TDP MLAs suspended from Andhra Pradesh Assembly. |
| 1/1/1999 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Elderly"". |
| 1/1/1999 | Maharana Pratap, great revolutionary, soldier and freedom fighter, was born. |
| 12/28/1896 | In the Indian National Congress, Vande Mataram was first sung in Calcutta. |
| 1/18/1996 | N. T. Rama Rao, chief minister of Andhra Pradesh (during 1983-84, 84-89, 94-95), passed away at Hydrabad. |
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