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Historical Event on 8/15/1992
Karnataka seeks army help to nab sandal wood smuggler Veerappan.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/28/1902 | Gandhiji left for Rangoon visit. Stays for a month with Gokhale at Calcutta. Returns to Rajkot and settles down to practise. |
| 6/22/1994 | L. V. Prasad, father of South Indian film industry, died. |
| 8/1/1920 | Kirloskar, monthly magzine, was published. |
| 12/10/1886 | Rameshwari Nehru, social worker and freedom fighter, was born at Lahore. |
| 12/23/1983 | Micheal Chopra, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Newcastle, England. |
| 4/9/1965 | Fighting breaks out in the Rann of Kutch between Indian and Pakistani troops. Pakistan attacked Indian borders, Sardar Post, Chhar Bet and Beria Bet, this was manned by the State Armed Police Batallions. In Kutch launched its 8th Infantry Division supported by two regiments of M47/48 Pattons. Operation 'Desert Hawk' was launched to draw away reserves from other vulnerable areas, and possibly to test India's resolve. The Indian Army did not rise to the bait. |
| 11/20/1902 | Gandhiji returned to South Africa at the request of the Indian community and revived the Indians against Anti-Asian Laws. |
| 12/5/1943 | The Japanese planes attack Calcutta port. |
| 1/10/1888 | Marathas were defeated in the third and last war against the British at Rampura. |
| 8/18/1958 | Dr.Bhagwandas, famous Congress leader and theosophist, died. |
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