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Historical Event on 8/15/1942

Mahadev Haribhai Desai, an activist and Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary, died of heart failure at Aga Khan's Palace.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/7/1974T. T. Krishnamachari, former Finance Minister, passed away.
3/7/1974Guru Angad, Sikh Guru, was born.
7/31/1952Bela Mitra, commander of ""Nari Vahini"" and activist of ""Azad Hind Fauj"", passed away. She also worked as partition refugee.
9/1/1962Shivaji University was established in Kolhapur.
3/5/1990Government announces an interim relief of Rs. 360 crore to 5 lakh victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.
1/12/1757Captain Eyre Coote from the Portuguese was captured in Bandel.
1/25/1994Mine fire at Asansol India, kills 55.
3/19/1999The banned Maoist Communist Centre kills 34 Bhumihars at Senari village in Jehanabad district in Bihar.
1/29/1999Alok Kumar of Punjab defeated Devendra Joshi of Maharashtra at the IIT complex at New Delhi.
10/1/1919Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar, famous Marathi poet and screenplay writer, was born.