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Historical Event on 8/15/1950

Indian Constitution goes into effect.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/16/1997Govt. orders foreign and domestic airlines to install air safety systems by the end of 1998. Aircraft with more than 30 seats that do not have Airborne Collision Avoidance System and transponders not to be allowed into Indian airpace from 1/1/99.
1/22/1971Judge Sarv Mittra Sikri became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 25/04/1973.
7/4/2000Volvo's Environmental Prize went to Prof. Amulya K. N. Reddy of India and three others for their work on ''How the world's energy resources can be made to suffice as the population grows''.
1/6/1818Dominion of Holkar in India are annexed with Rajput states and come under the British protection.
8/29/1931Gandhi arrives in London for second Round Table Conference on India.
2/11/1933First edition of weekly ""Harijan"" edited by Mahatma Gandhi was published from Pune in English and Hindi.
9/25/1928Madhavrao Gadkari, great litterateur and editor, was born.
12/27/1992Dhananjay Bhattacharya, famous Bengali singer, died.
6/3/1985The week comprising of five working days was implemented in Central Government Offices for its staff.
8/8/2000S.Nijalingappa (97), former Karnataka Chief Minister, died at his residence in Chitradurga.