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Historical Event on 4/15/1948

Purushottamdas Tandon was honoured with the title of 'Rajashri' at a huge rally by Devaraha Baba. He was awarded the Prestigious 'Bharat Ratna' award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/21/1907Gulam Mohamad Bakshi, former Prime Minister Jammu and Kashmir, was born.
1/18/1990Farooq Abdullah, J&K CM, quits.
2/8/1959The Report of the Committee of Parliament constituted under Article 344 (4) of the constitution was submitted to the President.
2/12/1928Bardoli Satyagrah (Gujarat) was led by Vallabhbhai Patel against the Bombay government's decision to hike the revenue on cotton by 22 percent while its prices declined Internationally. Ultimately the govenment quashed the hike.
11/24/1932The Third Round Table Conference ended in London. As Gandhi was in prison because of his civil disobedience movement he could not attend it. This conference ended without achieving anything.
2/1/1855East India Railways were held for formal inauguration; Howrah station was opened.
5/1/1966Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.
1/8/1993Dr. P.C. Alexander appointed Governor of Maharashtra.
10/18/1861Chintaman Vinayak Vaidya, historian and researcher, was born.
7/28/1989Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was disqualified from Rajya Sabha. It was the first case of such disqualification from the House under anti-defection law.