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Historical Event on 8/15/1942

Mahadev Haribhai Desai, an activist and Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary, died of heart failure at Aga Khan's Palace.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/23/1942Jabbar Patel, film producer, was born.
4/23/1913Dhananjay Vithal Keer, famous biogropher, was born.
3/30/1993India forgoes Narmada loan balance because of World Bank's strict regulations.
5/30/196269 killed in a bus crash near Ahmedabad.
12/8/1911Gaandhiji invites Gokhale to South Africa.
10/21/1996Japan gets non-permanent seat in Security Council after a contest with India.
10/21/1996Sultan Mehmud of Ghazni began his first real expedition to India by defeating the Hindu King Jaipal. He won Afghanisthan and Punjab in Peshawar battle. This was the first major Muslim conquest in India.
6/3/1818Maratha wars between British & Maratha Confederacy in India ends.
11/24/1992Lok Sabha approves bill seeking to confer Indian citizenship to a child born to an Indian mother outside the country.
5/21/1984Army moves in after 114 die in religious strife at Bomay.