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Historical Event on 4/15/1948

Purushottamdas Tandon was honoured with the title of 'Rajashri' at a huge rally by Devaraha Baba. He was awarded the Prestigious 'Bharat Ratna' award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/23/1920King George V signs Home Rule Act.
7/23/1898Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, well known Bangla novelist, was born.
7/2/1991Nanankal Krishna Pillai, famous Malyalam poet, died.
12/3/1999Bhopal gas victims take out rallies to mark the 15th anniversary of the tragedy.
9/2/1984Thousands of Sikhs rally at Golden Temple to protest govt. occupation in Amritsar.
8/2/1987Geet Sethi retains the World Amateur Billiards title.
7/1/1952Olympic Games open at Helsinki.
5/13/1994Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding award for 1992.
6/13/1995India and France sign Bilateral Investment Protection pact.
10/10/1998Uzma Khan and Nitin Kirtane bag the women's and men's crowns in the national tennis championships in Delhi.