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Historical Event on 8/15/1949

Chandernagore joins the Indian Union. Panchayati Raj inaugurated in 114,000 villages.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/15/1949Nathuram Vinayak Godse and Narayan Dattatreya Apte were hanged in Ambala Jail for Gandhi's murder.
8/13/1947Riots sweep Lahore in Punjab; mobs stone Gandhi's house.
12/25/1997India-Sri Lanka one-day cricket match at Indore abandoned after three overs owing to a bad state of the pitch, which was a rare occurance.
4/18/1971Air India's first Jumbo Jet Plane passenger Boeing 747 named 'Emperor Samrat Ashok' was landed on Santacruz Airport at Bombay.
12/9/1873Lord Northbrook, Viceroy and Governor General of India laid the foundation stone of the building.
9/7/1947Gandhiji leaves Calcutta for Delhi; commences daily visits to riot-affected areas.
4/23/1913Dhananjay Vithal Keer, famous biogropher, was born.
2/7/1995Cong-I Disciplinary Action Committee expels Arjun Singh from the primary membership for 6 years for anti-party activities.
4/24/1932450 people seized by British for defying ban on Indian National Congress.
1/7/1761Third Battle of Panipat: Ahmed Shah Abdali, the ruler of Afghanistan, defeats the Marathas; Maratha imperialism checked.