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Historical Event on 8/15/1990

India successfully test fires 'Akash', an advanced medium range surface to air missile.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/1961Special stamps dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in the Champion of Liberty series issued by the United States postal department.
6/1/1959The Chinese occupy Tibet and Dalai Lama flees to India.
9/18/1925Pranlal Harkisandas Vora, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
8/28/1973India and Pakistan signed P.O.W Accord paving way for release of 90,000 Pakistanis.
8/1/1939Bombay begins Prohibition, first since U.S. law was repealed.
10/19/1967Dr. C. V. Raman elucidated his new theory on wave motion in respect to vision and dim light.
6/14/1991Punjab was declared ""disturbed area""; army deployed.
6/21/1941Chakravorty Rajgopalachari became the First Indian Governor General of India.
6/21/1941A battle was fought at Turkra or Turkra Qasba (in the Balasore district) in which the Afghans were routed.
3/1/1908A.E.T. Barrow, educationist, was born.