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Historical Event on 8/15/1990
GOI declares Prophet Mohammed's birthday a national holiday.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/31/1997 | The Bombay Stock Exchange crashes by 300 points. |
| 4/16/1934 | Ram Damodar Naik was born in Sangli (Maharashtra). |
| 2/19/1818 | Bapu Gokhle, last General of Maratha kingdom, passed away. |
| 7/22/1925 | Homi Jehangir Teleyarkhan, social worker, was born. |
| 7/7/1992 | Truckers call off strike. |
| 1/5/1869 | Venkatesh Tirko Kulkarni, famous Kannad novelist 'Galagnath', was born. |
| 9/15/1926 | Vande Mataram', a lengthy feature film produced by Vande Mataram Film Co, Bombay, was prohibited on September 15 by the Censor Board on the grounds that it was an underlying attack on the prestige of University Education in India. The film, however, was cleared on December 7 after deleting the objectionable scenes. |
| 3/22/1949 | SSC Examination system started. |
| 11/12/1762 | Peshwa surrendered in Battle of Alegaon. |
| 12/13/2000 | The Lok Sabha begins the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid debate. |
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