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Historical Event on 7/15/1948

Establishment of 'PEPS' (Patiyala and East Punjab States Union).

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/9/1992Publication of daily newspaper `Lokpatra' started from Nanded.
3/1/1917J. F. Maden gave a preview of the first Bengali fiction film ""Satyawadi Raja Harischandra"".
1/22/1986Satwant Singh, Balbir Singh and Kehar Singh, all sikhs, were sentenced to death for the assassination of India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
2/9/1874Govind Tryambak Darekar, Marathi poet, was born.
4/17/1983Rohini (RS-D2), placed in orbit, was used for conducting some remote sensing technology studies using a landmark sensor payload. Launched by the second developmental launch of SLV-3.
3/18/1916Pratapsinh Mathuradas Vissanji, great industrialist, was born at Bombay.
4/17/1926Chandrashekhar, eighth Prime Minister of India, was born.
6/29/1893Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, physics, mathematics expert and founder of Indian Statistical Institute, was born at Calcutta.
10/28/1997Govt. extends ceasefire in Nagaland by 3 months from October 31.
10/3/1913Sudangsu Abinash Banerjee, 'Montu', cricketer, (5 wickets, 1 test vs West Indies) was born in Calcutta.