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Historical Event on 8/15/1950
Earthquake measuring 8.6 on Richter Scale hits Assam in north eastern India claiming 11,000 lives.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/13/1780 | Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ""Lion of Punjab"", was born. |
| 12/10/1857 | Veer Narayan Singh organised a small group and had an encounter with British army. He was charged treason and sentenced to death. He was executed publicly. |
| 3/12/1992 | The four-member break-away group of Telugu Desam recognised by Lok Sabha speaker. |
| 12/31/1923 | Vishnu Dayal Jhunjhunwala, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur. |
| 12/24/1894 | The first medical conference was held in Calcutta. |
| 1/1/1909 | Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46), was born in Bombay. |
| 10/5/1990 | Parliament passed the 76th Amendment Bill to extend President's rule in Punjab for another six months from November 10, 1990. |
| 10/14/1940 | Cliff Richards [Harry Webb], rock vocalist, was born in Lucknow, India. |
| 9/17/1997 | Advance railway reservation period extended from 30 to 60 days w.e.f. February 01, 1998. |
| 2/4/1948 | Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) banned. Finance Minister announces nationalisation of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) after Sept 30, 1948. |
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