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Historical Event on 8/15/1918

Hans Kumar Tiwari, famous poet and translater, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/29/1936Gandhi's eldest son creates a controversy as he converts to the Muslim faith.
5/12/1992Ms. Santosh Yadav (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) becomes the second Indian woman to set foot atop Mt. Everest.
6/13/2000Major General Manuel Saavedra of Uruguay appointed Chief Military observer of the U.N. Mission monitoring the LoC in Kashmir.
12/22/1995A Russian-made AN-26 plane forced to land in Bombay following an Intelligence Bureau tip off that it could be the suspected aircraft which dropped arms at Purulia.
4/23/1987Supreme Court in a judgement confers Hindu widows absolute ownership of property under Hindu Succession Act 1956.
6/3/1930George John Fernandes, social reformer and politician, was born in Mangalore (Karnataka).
6/13/1757Clive marched to Murshidabad against Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah along with the force comprising of 1800 British and 2000 Indian soldiers with eight canons.
10/10/1756Clive sailed from Madras, to capture Calcutta, with a large naval fleet consisting of 900 European and 1500 Indian soldiers along with 5 battle ships, and 5 other vessels.
3/6/1961India's first Financial daily 'The Economic Times' started publication from Bombay.
10/1/1958Metric System of weights was introduced in India.