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Historical Event on 8/15/1854
The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 24 miles. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855.

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8/14/1900	S. K. Patil, Congress leader, was born.
9/24/1873	Mahatma Jyotirao Phule established the 'Satyashodhak Samaj'.
6/24/1980	Varahagiri Venkata Giri, former president of India, died at Madras.
1/25/1957	Kashmir becomes Indian state.
1/27/1994	Union Cabinet approves inclusion of the land reforms laws in the 9th Schedule of the Constitution.
6/16/1992	P. D. Dhhavle, former editor of daily newspaper `Maharashtra', passed away.
8/27/1870	Sharmajivi Sangha was established in Calcutta by Sashipada Banerji.
8/14/1947	Pakistan was partitioned from India. Gandhiji hailed the following day as one of rejoicing for deliverance from British bondage.
11/1/1966	Punjab High Court was renamed as Punjab & Haryana High Court. This court was established in Chandigarh for Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh territory.
9/7/1998	Swami Ranganathananda is elected the 13th president of the Ramakrishna Order.

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Historical Event on 8/15/1854 The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 24 miles. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855.

Historical Event on 8/15/1854
The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 24 miles. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855.