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Historical Event on 8/15/1990

GOI declares Prophet Mohammed's birthday a national holiday.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/4/1984Air Chief Marshal L. M. Katre, PVSM, AVSM and Bar, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 01/07/1985.
7/31/1946Jinnah threatens sanctions of ""Direct Action"".
11/6/1950King Tribhuvana of Nepal flees to India.
11/16/1835Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. She was named Manikarnika and was called 'Manu'. (16 or19).
8/16/1933Mahatma Gandhi goes on fast for being denied to continue the anti-untouchability propaganda.
3/3/1939Motganhalli Laxmanarsu Jaisi alais Jaisimha, cricketer (Indian batsman of the sixties), was born in Secundrabad.
2/3/1977Government relaxes rules of Emergency to permit normal political activity and electioneering.
3/1/1993India develops Phased Array Radars critical for its ""Akash"" surface-to-air missile and launches its indigenous main battle tank 'Arjun'.
6/29/1966Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi, famous mathematics expert, died.
11/12/1984Rajiv Gandhi elected Congress (I) President.