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Historical Event on 8/15/1979
Tukoji Holkar, a leader of Peshwa kingdom, dies.
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| 5/12/1999 | Arunachal Pradesh Governor refuses to quit. |
| 3/25/1898 | Dalpatrai (Dalpatram Dahyabhai Trawadi), modern Gujrati poet, passed away. |
| 5/18/1995 | Sukhomoy Sengupta, 76, Tripura's first CM, passed away. |
| 4/30/1999 | Jessica Lal, model and TV personality, was murdered in a crowded south Delhi restaurant. |
| 10/3/1903 | Swami Ramanand Tirth, politician and educationist, was born. |
| 5/20/1677 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Jingi. |
| 1/25/2000 | The Government awards Padma Vibhushan to R.K. Narayan, Dr.M.S. Gill; Padma Bhushan for Rajnikant and Padmashri for A.R. Rehman. |
| 1/25/2000 | Sultan Mehmood completely destroyed the Temple of Somnath. |
| 6/1/1959 | National Aeronautical Research Laboratory (NARL) set up under CSIR with temporary offices in New Delhi. Dr. P. Nilakantan is appointed NARL's first Director. |
| 8/7/1990 | Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission. |
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