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Historical Event on 8/15/1955

Satyagrah started for the freedom of Goa.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/3/1952India adopted birth control program with aid of U.N. World Health Organization.
4/27/1705Aurangzeb captured the Fort of Vagingera.
8/14/1942Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, started broadcasting from a secret transmitter on the wave length of 42.84 meters. This channel was used for freedom movement telecasts.
5/1/1966Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.
5/5/1986Controversial Muslim Women Bill passed by Lok Sabha.
3/16/1945Ganesh Damodar Savarkar, who was a revolutionary and brother of Swatantriya Veer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, passed away.
5/16/1946Gandhiji's Cabinet Mission announces Plan.
11/5/1999The CBI arrests the Bihar Road Construction Minister Illiyas Hussain and conducts raids in the Bitumen scam case.
9/30/1999Hindi writer Prof. Prem Shankar and Tamil scholar Ashokamitran selected for K.K. Birla Foundation Fellowships in comparative Indian literature.
7/1/1879Post Card of one paisa was started in India by the Post and Telegraph Department.