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Historical Event on 8/15/1990

GOI declares Prophet Mohammed's birthday a national holiday.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/18/1925Krishna Sobati, famous Hindi authoress, was born.
10/11/1996Supreme Court ruling on change of venue of Rao's trial.
12/22/1877Shreenivas Ramanujam, famous Indian mathematician, was born.
6/2/1993Kurla-Kochi Express rams into goods train near Jolarpet in which 22 were killed and 100 injured.
11/15/1830Ram Mohun Roy sailed for England. He was the first Indian Brahmin (then 'Brahmo') to go to England.
11/21/1963First sounding rocket launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS). Thus started India's space programme.
9/8/1972Vijay Singh Chauhan sets record for decathlon by 7378/7306 points at Munich.
9/30/1687Aurangzeb acquired the famous Golconda fort near Hyderabad from the Qutub Shahi Sultan Tana Shah due to the treachery of his General Panni.
5/14/1994LTTE banned for the second time under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
1/24/1996H.K.L. Bhagat, senior Congress politician and former minister, arrested in connection with a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case.