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Historical Event on 8/15/1942
Mahadev Haribhai Desai, an activist and Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary, died of heart failure at Aga Khan's Palace.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/5/1997 | Leander-Mahesh win China Open ATP Tour doubles event. |
| 9/29/1996 | Water from Krishna river (AP) released for Madras. |
| 9/2/1992 | Delhi High Court indicts CBI in Bofors case; FIR and letters rogatory quashed. |
| 10/16/1906 | Shankar Damodar Chitale, famous author and teacher, was born in Secundarabad. |
| 2/13/1989 | Aubrey Menen (76), Renowned writer, passed away in Kerala. |
| 1/8/1965 | Star of India', world's largest sapphire, returned to American Museum of Natural History. |
| 7/27/1982 | Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi first visited the US in almost 11 years. |
| 2/6/1932 | Veena Das, revolutionary freedom fighter, shot Stenly Jackson, Governor of Calcutta at the convocation ceremony of B.A. degree, but Jackson was afraid and bend down, thus the aim was missed. |
| 8/4/1993 | Tarabai Bapat, daughter-in-law of revolutionary Senapati Bapat, died. |
| 11/19/1977 | Cyclone hits Andhra Pradesh causing flooding and tidal waves and killing 10,000. |
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