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Historical Event on 8/15/1925

Sadashiv Pandurang Jantre, great freedom fighter and social worker, was born .

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10/22/1764The Battle of Buxar was fought between armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; the Nawab of Awadh; and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and British East India Company led by Hector Munro.
7/16/1914N. E. Balram, communist leader, died.
9/21/1966Mihir Sen swam the Bay of Persia.
12/1/1989V. P. Singh is named the new prime minister.
7/26/1993Swami Chinmayananda is named 1992 Hindu of the Year for a lifetime of dynamic service to Sanatana Dharma worldwide. He attained 'mahasamadhi' on July 26 at age 77.
9/2/1894Vinayak Mishra, famous Oriya litterateur, critic and historian, was born.
12/26/1904First cross-country motor car race inaugurated between Dehli and Bombay started its rally. It was organised by Motor Union of Western India.
2/16/1969Mirza Ghalib centenary stamp released.
7/16/1956K. L. Pawar, who guided students for the written examinations, was born.
7/16/1996Narasimha Rao moves Delhi High Court seeking quashing of the summons issued against him by Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in the Lakhubhai Pathak cheating case.