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Historical Event on 8/15/1979

Tukoji Holkar, a leader of Peshwa kingdom, dies.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/29/19881988 Nobel Peace Prize for U.N. Peace-Keeping Forces.
1/16/1942Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Gandhi as head of Indian National Congress.
7/7/1855As many as 30,000, people went to Calcutta alongwith weapons to fight the British army.
7/12/1823First Indian Steam Engine Ship ""Diana-a-Gunboat""sailed in a sea near Calcutta. It was built by Kyd & Co.
4/5/1949Indian Boy Scout and Girl Guide were established and renamed as Bharat Scouts and Guides.
4/1/1957Postage stamps and sale of postal stationary was introduced as per decimal coinage system and Rupee was established to Hundred Naya Paisa.
10/15/1946Muslim League decides to participate in the Interim Government.
7/3/1956Pandit Nehru and New Zealand Prime Minister Sir Sidney Holland are given the freedom of the City at London.
4/10/1919Miss Mercia Sherwood, an English teacher, was assaulted by a mob in Amritsar. Brig. General. R.E.H. Dyer had given instructions to beat her.
3/12/1967Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister of India for the second time after winning the General Elections.