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Historical Event on 8/15/1950

Earthquake measuring 8.6 on Richter Scale hits Assam in north eastern India claiming 11,000 lives.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/20/1972Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of 2nd Howrah bridge at Calcutta.
2/20/1999India and Pakistan signed a formal agreement for launching the Delhi-Lahore bus service.
9/25/2000A 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.
2/1/1964Unit Trust of India' established.
3/18/1915British Government approved Indian Security Act to have greater control on the Indian people.
5/4/1959Nehru rejects proposals that India and Pakistan resolve their differences and set up a common alliance against Communist China.
8/1/1920Kirloskar, monthly magzine, was published.
8/1/1920Vasco De Gama departed with his fleet from Lisbon Harbour for a trip to India .
8/17/1970The first microwave link, which was set up without foreign assistance, was commissioned between Asansol, Dhanbad and Ranchi.
12/20/1967Indira Gandhi gets powers to outlaw groups that question sovereignty.