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Historical Event on 8/15/1998

Golden jubilee celebrations of the Indian Independence ends.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/21/1999Kushabhau Thakre, BJP president, said that Ayodhya issue was a 'programme' and not an ideology of the party.
6/21/1998India and Russia sign a $2.5-billion deal to set up a nuclear power station at Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu.
3/21/1937Muhammad Jaffer, great Indian Hockey player, was born.
9/4/1880Bhupendranath Dutt, Bengali litterateur and politician, was born.
11/10/1960B. N. Jha was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 08-03-1961
8/19/1994Rupee made fully convertible on current account.
10/31/1991Karsevaks' hoist flags on Masjid in Ayodhya.
3/31/1663Mir Jumla, Mughal Commander, passed away in Bihar.
4/6/1919Mahatma Gandhi declared an All India Strike against the Rollatt Act .This was the first strike.
4/12/1992The 350-tonne Buddha statue salvaged from the Hussain Sagar where it had sunk in 1990.