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Historical Event on 8/15/1947
The Defence department becomes the Ministry of Defence under a Cabinet Minister. Each service was placed under its own Commander-in-Chief. Under the Constitution, the supreme command of the Armed Forces was vested with the President.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/26/1946 | Gandhiji considers 'Plan' the best document produced by British Government under the circumstances. |
| 12/29/1972 | Construction work of Metro Train in Calcutta commenced. |
| 11/3/1906 | Prithviraj Kapoor, stage and film artist, member of Rajya Sabha and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, was born. |
| 2/12/1922 | Mahatma Gandhi announce the withdrawal of non-cooperation movement. |
| 10/17/1906 | Swami Ramtirtha, great social reformer and poet, died at the age of 33. |
| 10/9/1964 | K. M. George established the Kerala Congress Party. |
| 10/1/1997 | Gerhard Fischer, social worker, nominated for Gandhi peace prize. The 76-year-old German "Ambassador of Humanity'' was unanimously chosen for his contribution for social, economic and political transformation through non-violence |
| 5/2/1922 | Kedarnath Modi, great Industrialist in Maharashtra, was born. |
| 7/12/1999 | India sets a deadline for intruders withdrawal from Kargil, announces suspension of air strikes. |
| 9/26/1904 | R. V. Jagirdar, famous Kannad play writer, was born. |
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