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Historical Event on 8/15/1979
Tukoji Holkar, a leader of Peshwa kingdom, dies.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/6/1985 | Bombay beat Delhi by 90 runs to win the Ranji Trophy final. |
| 8/4/1923 | Nagpur University started working. |
| 9/25/2000 | A Delhi Court dismisses applications of three of the 17 accused seeking dropping of proceedings against them in the sensational Coomar Narain espionage case which hit the headlines and rattled the Rajiv Gandhi Government in 1985. |
| 6/10/1955 | Prakash Padukone, internationally famous Badminton player, was born. |
| 6/11/1901 | Pramathanath Bishi, professor and Hindi writer, was born. |
| 2/25/1903 | Judge Kailas Nath Wanchoo, chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born. |
| 3/25/1958 | Yograjsingh Bhagsingh Bhundel, cricketer (Indian pace bowler early 80's), was born in Chandigarh. |
| 5/10/1999 | Tamil Nadu Government withdraws the controversial Prevention of Terrorist Activities (POTA) Bill. |
| 5/13/1648 | Construction of the Red Fort at Dehli was completed. |
| 5/4/1849 | Jyotirindranath Tagore, Bengali litterateur and poet, was born. |
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