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Historical Event on 8/15/1947
The Defence department becomes the Ministry of Defence under a Cabinet Minister. Each service was placed under its own Commander-in-Chief. Under the Constitution, the supreme command of the Armed Forces was vested with the President.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/31/1977 | Major Premchand and Naik Nima Dorji Sherpa, in the team on Indian Army Treckers, reached the peak of Kanchenjunga. They were amongst the first Indians to reach this peak. |
| 2/15/1920 | Kanti Mehta, trade unionist, was born at Calcutta. |
| 10/6/1969 | Bruna Coutinho, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Calangute, Goa. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1996. |
| 12/1/1989 | A 13-member Sikkim Sangram Parishad Ministry headed by Nar Bahadur Bhandari assumes office in Sikkim. |
| 5/31/1998 | India rejects mediation on issues with Pakistan, reiterates its commitment to address outstanding issues bilaterally. |
| 12/30/1803 | East India Comapny captured Dehli, Agra and Bharooch. |
| 4/28/1993 | Troops storm police complex in Srinagar and free officials from the rebelling 2000 policemen. |
| 5/11/1885 | Krishnamohan Bandopadhyay, leader, essay writer and journalist of Bengal, passed away. |
| 3/9/1951 | Ustad Zakir Hussain, famous Tabla player, was born. |
| 7/5/1916 | Indian Women's University was established at Hingne near Poona by Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve with just four students. After 1920, it was renamed as Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Indian Women's University. |
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