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Historical Event on 7/15/1955

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) by the President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/8/1906Prannath Thapar, former General of India, was born.
6/12/1997Sitaram Kesri elected president of Congress I (6224 votes. Sharad Pawar-888; Rajesh Pilot-354).
4/23/1987Supreme Court in a judgement confers Hindu widows absolute ownership of property under Hindu Succession Act 1956.
9/25/1914Devilal, former deputy Prime Minister of India and leader of farmers, was born.
1/8/1908Mary Nadia Wadia (Fearless Nadia), great actress, was born.
4/29/2000The Army institutes a high-level court of inquiry under Maj. Gen. C.B. Suku to look into the causes of the arms depot conflagration.
11/20/1955Polly Umrigar scores India's first Test double century, 223 vs NZ.
3/3/1885Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of fed govt).
5/14/1953Y. N. Sukthankar was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1957.
6/3/1895Kavalam Madhava Panikkar, historian and Indian diplomat (Asia & Western Dominance), was born.