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Historical Event on 8/15/1960
Maharashtra State Sahkari Grihvitta Corporation was established.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/7/1606 | Guru Arjundev, fifth Guru of Sikhs, passed away. |
| 1/22/1886 | Harikrishna Premi, Hindi writer, passed away. |
| 12/20/1931 | Leela Nag (Leela Roy), freedom fighter and editor of Jayshri, was arrested in Bengal for her association with ""Depali Sangh"" who supported Chatgang Ammunition Plot against the Bengal Government. |
| 11/17/1991 | Narasimha Rao, PM, wins by-election in Nandyal with a record margin of 5,80,297 votes. |
| 9/8/1952 | The Copyright bill was signed during the first world convention by 35 nations including India at Geneva. |
| 6/24/1991 | K. Karunakaran ministry assumes power in Kerala. |
| 6/6/1916 | Lord Kitchener, the premier soldier of the British Empire, passed away tragically last night as the ''Hampshire'', the cruiser on which he was traveling to Russia to boost sagging morale, struck a mine or was torpedoed off the Orkney Islands and sank, drowning all aboard. Life in London came to a standstill, while Paris and Washington were shocked by the news. In the last half-century, through tireless energy and devotion to imperial duty, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 66, commanded in Palestine, Cyprus, Egypt, Sudan, South Africa, and India. Two years ago, he had become the War Secretary. |
| 3/18/1896 | Pandit Kunjilal Dubey, freedom fighter, educationalist and politician, was born at Amgaon, District Narsinghpur. |
| 1/1/1992 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Space Year"". |
| 10/12/1993 | RBI liberalises credit and monetary policy. |
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