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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
9/1/1798England signs treaty with Nizam of Hyderabad, India.
10/27/1973The first Ladies Police Station started functioning at Calicut in Kerala.
6/15/1993PM Narasimha Rao visits Oman; India and Oman decide to give each other MFN status.
3/12/1954Indian National Academy of Letters ""Sahitya Academy"" inaugurated by Dr. Radhakrishnan.
11/22/1971Indian and Pakistan governments protested violations of national airspace along the western border, but aerial conflict between the respective air arms began, preceding full-scale warfare between India and Pakistan by 12 days.
3/27/1966Indira Gandhi meets Johnson in Washington.
5/21/1994Sushmita Sen (Miss India), 18, was crowned as the 43rd Miss Universe.
5/13/1996Lok Sabha election results (534 out of 537) announced, giving BJP (161) the position of the largest single party.
3/12/1988After 58 years in the commemoration of Dandi March, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi performed the 32 kms Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram.
11/15/192116 Gurkha troops killed by anti-British rebels.