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Historical Event on 8/15/1918
Hans Kumar Tiwari, famous poet and translater, was born.
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| 10/1/1941 | No. 3 Squadron, similarly Audax-equipped, was raised at Peshawar. |
| 8/11/1961 | Dadra and Nagar Haweli declared as Union Territory States. |
| 8/18/1923 | Sadashiv ""Sadu"" Ganpatrao Shinde, cricketer (Indian leg-spinner during the late 1940's and early 1950's), was born in Bombay. |
| 7/20/1969 | Varahagiri Venkatagiri retired from the post of President. |
| 1/12/1708 | Shahu was crowned as the Maratha ruler. Shahu, son of Sambhaji, entered Satara and released Aurangzeb's son Azam the previous year. |
| 7/16/1856 | Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar, on the request of Governor Lord Canning, instituted a law announcing the right of Hindu widows for re-marriage. |
| 12/12/1999 | Ram Prakash Gupta, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, said Ram temple issue is still on BJP's agenda. |
| 9/15/1953 | S. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was elected as the first lady President of the eighth session of the United Nations Organisation's (UNO) General Assembly. |
| 5/10/1996 | Union Cabinet recommends to President the dissolution of the 10th Lok Sabha. |
| 4/21/1998 | The services of 12 non-railway chairmen of Railway Recruitment Boards are terminated. |
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