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Historical Event on 8/15/1994

Sukumar Gupta, a socialist, dies.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1994Akbar himself left Agra.
3/17/1988First operational Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1A) launched by a Russian Vostok. IRS system under National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS) coordinated at national level by the Planning Committee of NNRMS (PC-NNRMS) and the data from IRS satellites is processed by the National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad. SI, a US Company, also receives and markets IRS data worldwide under a commercial contract with Antrix Corporation of the Department of Space.
12/27/1992Dhananjay Bhattacharya, famous Bengali singer, died.
1/19/1951Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar (Thakkarbappa), social reformer of Gujrat and right hand of Gandhiji in socially segregated Harijans, passed away.
6/30/1997Gujarat floods claimed 170 lives.
2/27/1854Lord Dalhousie captured Jhansi under the East India Company.
7/1/1949M. Venkaiah Rangaiah Naidu was born in Chavatapalem, Distt. Nellore (Andhra Pradesh).
9/21/1857Bahadurshah Jafar - II surrendered against the British troops.
9/16/1954The Lok Sabha adopted a clause in the Special Marriage Bill providing for divorce by consent.
9/9/1997Pravin Thipsay becomes India's third chess Grand Master.