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Historical Event on 8/15/1990

GOI declares Prophet Mohammed's birthday a national holiday.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/3/1908Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested as a traitor by the Britishers.
8/19/1903Gangadhar Devram Khanolkar, biographer and critic, was born.
3/11/1881Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.
3/26/1997Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes a Bill to amend the Prohibition Act, ending the state's 2-year experiment with total prohibition.
10/15/2000Sachin Tendulkar becomes the highest run-getter in one-day internationals (9379 runs) during his innings of 69 in the final of the ICC cricket tournament against New Zealand
10/9/1964K. M. George established the Kerala Congress Party.
5/13/1916Vasudev Mahadev Salgaonkar, great Industrialist, was born.
5/1/2000Bidyut Ganguly (64), veteran CPI(M) leader and West Bengal Commerce and Industry Minister, died of severe burns in Calcutta.
9/14/1933Gandhi declares one-year moratorium on civil disobedience in India.
1/26/1930Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi march to protest against the Salt Act of the British and the same day Indians swore to get 'Total' Swaraj and organised the day as Swaraj Day.