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Historical Event on 8/15/1985
Accord reached on the Assam foreign nationals issue, agitation called off.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/14/1967 | Kanakaiya Nayudu Colonel Cottari , cricketer (7 Tests for India in 30's), passed away at Indore. |
| 9/24/1726 | King George empowered the company to establish Municipal Corporation and Mayor s Courts in Bombay and Calcutta. |
| 1/20/1997 | Indian Express launches its 18th edition from Belgaum. |
| 2/25/1760 | Lord Clive left India. His successors as Governors of India were J. Holwell and H. Vansittart from July 1760 to 1765. He was re-posted to India on May 3, 1765. |
| 8/10/1979 | Rohini Technology Payload (RTP) intended for measuring in-flight performance of first experimental flight of SLV-3, the first Indian Space launch vehicle, failed to be placed in orbit. |
| 8/1/1988 | Air Chief Marshal Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1991. |
| 9/23/1999 | India rejects Pakistan's proposal for an international conference on arms control. |
| 1/10/1998 | Geet Sethi retains National billiards title in Calcutta. |
| 5/2/1922 | Kedarnath Modi, great Industrialist in Maharashtra, was born. |
| 6/17/1839 | Lord William Bentik, governor general of India, was born. |
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