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Historical Event on 4/15/1948

Indian territory of Himachal Pradesh was created by the merger of some 30 small ruling states.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/21/1991Hastmalji Maharaj, Jainbhumi parampujya, passed away.
12/1/1966Nagaland becomes a state of the Indian Union.
10/22/1913Harumal Sadarangani, famous Sindhi writer, was born at Sind, Pakistan.
8/22/1987Aircraft carrier ship of Indian Navy 'Virat' joined in fleet.
5/20/1915Gandhiji founded Satyagraha Ashram (later known as Sabarmati Ashram after the name of the river) at Ahmedabad.
2/9/1964Hanumant Singh scores 105 runs on his debut match during the India vs England cricket tournament at Delhi.
5/29/1968Dara Singh becomes the world wrestling champion.
8/25/1959Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister, declares in New Delhi that India will defend Bhutan and Sikkim if attacked by China.
1/31/1960Milkha Singh at Lahore sets record for 200m in 20.7s.
10/1/1978In the Child Marriage Act, minimum age for marriage was raised to 21 year for males and 18 years for females.