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Historical Event on 8/15/1950

Indian Constitution goes into effect.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/2/2000The Lok Sabha performs a ''hat-trick'' by setting off the process for the creation of three new states by passing the Jharkhand Bill.
7/4/1897Alluri Seetaram Raju, freedom fighter, was born in a Kshatriya clan in Andhra Pradesh. He is rememberred as one of the great sons of India in the annals of Indian history who fought valiantly for his motherland in the early period of the freedom movement.
6/19/1901Raj Chandra Bose, Indian mathematician and statistician, was born at Hosangabad in Madhya Pradesh. He made many valuable contributions to the subject. He discovered new codes for telecommunication. In 1976, America's highest honour to a scientist came to Bose as he was elected Fellow of the US Academy of Sciences.
9/20/1993Narsimha Rao, Prime Minister, arrives in Teheran on a three-day visit.
4/1/1996Kerala introduces ban on arrack. 5614 licenced arrack shops closed down.
12/9/1947India's agreement with Pakistan on outstanding issues like assets, liabilities, division of sterling balance and military stores, etc. signed.
10/4/1999Rest of India won the Zal Irani Trophy in Bangalore.
1/16/1992Prices of steel and iron decontrolled.
4/22/1996National Stock Exchange launches a new equity index - the NSE 50.
4/13/1940Najma Heptulla, Vice President of Rajya Sabha, was born.