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Historical Event on 8/15/1990

GOI declares Prophet Mohammed's birthday a national holiday.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/10/1927Dashrathi (Dashrathi Krishnamacharya), famous Telgu poet, was born.
5/15/1864Mahavirprasad Dvivedi, famous Hindi litterateur, poet, writer and editor, was born at Daulatpur village in UP.
9/12/1971Jaikishen, famous Hindi film music director, died.
5/29/1991P.V. Narasimha Rao elected President of Congress (I).
12/27/1911Jana Gana Mana.... ,' India ' s National Anthem, was first sung at the Indian National Congress session held at Calcutta.
6/5/1989Missile `Trishul' tested successfully.
5/15/1992BSE closed.
9/10/1918Muslim riots break out in Calcutta.
5/27/1964Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister and architect of modern India, passed away at the age of 74.
12/31/1902Dr. Raghuvir, dictionary creator, having knowledge of Vedic Sanskrit, Tebiti, Chinese and Mongolian, was born.