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Historical Event on 8/15/1947
The Defence department becomes the Ministry of Defence under a Cabinet Minister. Each service was placed under its own Commander-in-Chief. Under the Constitution, the supreme command of the Armed Forces was vested with the President.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/19/1935 | British fire on 20,000 Muslims, killing 23. |
| 7/22/1925 | Govind Talwalkar, famous journalist and editor, was born. |
| 3/5/1851 | Geological Survey of India was established in Calcutta. |
| 12/8/1985 | The first summit was held at Dhaka. (7 0r 8). |
| 4/30/1936 | Mahatma Gandhi started staying in Sevagram Ashram at Wardha in the Central Provinces, making it his headquarters. |
| 12/13/1902 | Ilachandra Joshi, famous Hindi novelist, story writer, critic and journalist, was born. |
| 3/22/1963 | World Bank loans India $ 67 mil. to improve its railways. |
| 5/16/1932 | Hundreds die in fighting between Muslims and Hindus at Bombay. |
| 2/2/1989 | France's highest civilian award, 'Legion d' Honour, conferred upon Satyajit Ray by President Mitterrand at Calcutta. |
| 1/20/1952 | Vasant Patankar, famous Marathi writer, was born. |
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