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Historical Event on 8/15/1950
Earthquake measuring 8.6 on Richter Scale hits Assam in north eastern India claiming 11,000 lives.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/19/1997 | BJP and BSP agree for a coalition government in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 10/2/2000 | Mukesh Kumar, India hockey player, retires from international hockey. |
| 3/3/1939 | Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" at Rajkot to protest state's autocratic rule at Bombay and to secure ruler's adherence of promise given towards reform administration, and ends it on March 7 on Viceroy's intervention. |
| 5/31/1818 | Samachar Darpan, the first vernacular newspaper, was published in Bengali language by Carey and Marshman from Serampore. |
| 1/10/1996 | Supreme Court tells Arunachal Pradesh to give protection to Chakma refugees. |
| 7/27/1910 | Bande Ali Khan, great singer of `Beenkar' and `Kirana Gharana', passed away. |
| 3/23/1757 | Lord Clive conquered Chandranagar after defeating the French troops. |
| 12/7/1999 | A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, rejects the Opposition demand for resignation of three Central Ministers L. K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharati in the Ayodhya case. |
| 6/17/1674 | Jijabai, mother of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died. |
| 8/15/1972 | Postal Index Number (PIN Code) of 6-digits was introduced. |
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