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Historical Event on 8/15/1990
GOI declares Prophet Mohammed's birthday a national holiday.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1993 | Five more Doordarshan channels launched. |
| 6/19/1966 | Shiv Sena was established. |
| 5/5/1903 | Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India. |
| 9/11/1875 | Koyaji Jahangir Kuwanrji, famous economist, was born. |
| 4/15/1932 | Suresh Shridhar Bhat, famous poet, was born. |
| 10/6/1997 | Abhijit Kunte wins Asian Junior Chess title. |
| 8/20/1997 | Lata Mangeshkar receives the Fifth Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award from the President. |
| 3/17/1905 | Narsinghcharya Purohit Tirunarayan Iyyangar, famous Kannad poet, music director and critic, was born. |
| 6/6/1907 | John Morley, U.K. Government State Secretary, declares ""it will not withdraw from India under any circumstances"". |
| 11/7/1995 | G-15 summit concludes calling for South-South cooperation and reduction of trade barriers, tariffs among the member countries, stability of interest and exchange rates. |
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