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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 |
| 4/23/1994 | Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait, former Indian Union Muslim League president, floats a new party - the Indian National League. |
| 11/21/1921 | Prince of Wales visited India and Congress observed all India strike. |
| 3/26/1918 | Vanavihari B.N. Sundara Rao, great author and journalist, was born at Varthur, Bangalore. |
| 9/18/1992 | M. Hidayatullah, former Vice President and Chief Justice, died. He was 87. |
| 7/6/1917 | Bhandarkar Prachyavidya Sanshodhak Mandir' was established. |
| 1/31/1903 | Smt. Sharda Bhaurao Diwan, educationalist, was born. |
| 6/17/1994 | Twelve opposition legislators in Sikkim resign. |
| 7/13/1990 | Boby Talyarkhan, famous sports critic and author, died. |
| 4/8/2000 | Air India wins the Rani of Jhansi women's cricket tournament in Chennai. |
| 7/30/1992 | The Supreme Court declares that capitation fee in educational institutions is unlawful. |
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