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Historical Event on 8/15/1950

Earthquake measuring 8.6 on Richter Scale hits Assam in north eastern India claiming 11,000 lives.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/10/1693Job Charnock, founder of Calcutta, died in the same city and he was laid to rest.
2/5/1993The Supreme Court directs the Union Government to forcibly produce Manipur Speaker Dr. Borobabu Singh before it on March 23 in a contempt case.
9/14/1933Gandhi declares one-year moratorium on civil disobedience in India.
6/18/1943British Field Marshal Archibald Wavell becomes Viceroy of India.
9/24/1629Jacques Specx appointed Governor General of Dutch-Indies.
7/10/1971Kochin University was established in Kerala.
7/9/1994Surendranath, Governor of Punjab, died.
3/3/1983Seventh Non-Aligned Summit started at New Delhi.
1/1/1920Seth Darbari Shah, great industrialist, was born in Ikhlas.
1/18/2000India and the US resume talks to narrow their differences on the CTBT.