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Historical Event on 8/15/1969
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formed under Department of Atomic Energy.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/17/1949 | India decided with only one dissent vote to remain within the Commonwealth of Nations. |
| 7/25/1961 | Delhi upgraded as an A-class city on the basis of provisional Census figures of 1961. |
| 6/4/1947 | Hindi daily 'Nai Duniya' started publication at Indore, Madhya Pradesh. |
| 11/11/1888 | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, freedom fighter, was born in Mecca. He was an outspoken champion of rationalism and progressiveness in all spheres of Indian life. |
| 7/17/1948 | Govt. announced that all discriminations against women in matter of employment will be done away with and in future, women will be eligible for any public service including administrative sevice and police service. |
| 2/7/1931 | Shila Kaul, the chief minister of New Delhi, was born. |
| 3/31/1993 | J.N. Dixit, Foreign Secretary, visits Myanmar and signs agreements on trade, control of drug trafficking and separatist movements along the borders. |
| 7/13/1997 | A mob, allegedly of Shiv Sainiks, attacks and ransacks official residences of Congress leaders Chagan Bhujbal and Madhukar Pichad (Assembly). |
| 9/23/1965 | The Indian Army secured the Kashmir Valley and the only object left was to clean out the remnants of the Gibraltar Force. Under the guidance of United Nations, the cease-fire came into effect. |
| 8/1/1993 | Jananayak Debeswar Sarmah, great freedom fighter, architect and nationalist, died at Jorhat, Assam. |
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