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Historical Event on 8/15/1947

Paramveer Chakra, Mahaveer Chakra, Veer Chakra instituted as 'Awards for Gallantry'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/22/1949SSC Examination system started.
8/15/1872Sri Aurobindo Man Mohan Ghosh born in Calcutta. He was a renaissance yoga philosopher, freedom fighter and teacher. His 30-volume work discusses the 'superman', a metaphor for the divinely transformed individual soul. He withdrew from the world in 1910 and founded International Ashram in Pondicherry.
2/4/1990Ernakulam was declared the first totally literate district in India.
3/22/1977Ayillyath Kuttiari Goplan, freedom fighter, social reformer and Marxist leader, passed away in Trivandrum.
2/1/1881Cambridge Missionaries founded St. Stephen's College in Delhi.
5/17/1995Three North Eastern States removes restricted area permits (RAP).
8/26/1967Dilawar Hussain, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper in the 1930's), passed away.
10/1/1990Supreme Court stays implementation of Mandal Commission recommendations.
5/16/1994Phani Mujumdar, veteran film producer and director, passed away.
7/20/1969M. Hidayatullah became the first acting President of India.