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Historical Event on 8/15/1947

Paramveer Chakra, Mahaveer Chakra, Veer Chakra instituted as 'Awards for Gallantry'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/11/1886Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi became the first Indian lady doctor. She passed the MBBS degree from Philadelphia University of America.
7/19/1969Indian Government nationalised 14 major commercial banks of India by Presidental ordinance.
12/4/1940Khurshid Novrojee, freedom fighter, was arrested for not giving prior intimation to go in tribal area. She had founded Gujarat, Kathiwad and Bombay Presidency ""Women Voluntary Amry"".
10/16/1952Pakistan's first Test vs India starts at Delhi.
1/6/1992Sachin Tendulkar completes 148* vs Australia at the SCG.
12/9/1999Several MPs in the Lok Sabha demand resignation of the CBI chief in the Priyadarshini Matto murder case.
1/31/1963Peacock declared as National Bird of India.
7/15/1986India protests against China's intrusion of six to seven km into the Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh.
1/30/1905Pitamber Das, social reformer and politician, was born at Mowana, U.P.
12/10/1878Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, great social reformer, ardent patriot, incisive thinker and eminent literateur was born at Hosur in Tamil Nadu. He was the first Indian Governor General of independent India and popularly known as 'Rajaji'.