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Historical Event on 8/15/1995
P.V Narasimha Rao introduces the mid-day meal scheme for the primary school children under the Central Government Welfare Programme.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
12/8/1970 | Army Ordnance Corps was awarded the 'Colours' by the Vice President of India, Shri G S Pathak, at AOC Centre, Secunderabad. The Ordnance colour is a scarlet silken flag with the Ordnance crest in the center and surrounding it is a wreath of Ashoka Leaves and Lotus flowers. |
3/4/1996 | King of Bhutan arrives in India for a three-day state visit. |
7/1/1781 | British troops defeated Hyder Ali's progress. He was checked by Eyree Coote after the battle of Porto Novo and becamed subdued. |
7/21/1977 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddi was elected as the President of India. |
7/21/1977 | Meerabai, saint poet, passed away. |
2/20/1846 | Duleep Singh was recognised as the ruler. British captured Lahore. |
4/1/1990 | Gold Control Act was withdrawn. |
11/22/1997 | Diana Hayden, 24-year-old Mumbai-born Miss India, beat 85 contestants from around the world to be crowned new 'Miss Universe' at Mahe in Seychelles. |
9/11/1954 | Ram Naresh, editor and Hindi author, was born. |
2/7/1856 | Wajid Ali Shah, ruler of Oudh, was asked to abdicate by the British Resident on grounds of chronic misrule. |
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