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Historical Event on 8/15/1955

Satyagrah started for the freedom of Goa.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/26/1977Uday Shankar (Chowdhury), producer and director of dance-based film 'Kalpana', passed away. He was the elder brother of Pandit Ravishankar. His main achievement was the blending of the Indian classical style with the Western Ballet and various folk dances.
11/24/1924Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman, famous political cartoonist, was born.
2/16/1994Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, veteran singer of 'Jaipur Gharana', passed away.
4/6/1930Mahatma Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt for breaking the 'Salt Law'. He was arrested at Dandi. This movement gathered strength and within a month about one lakh people were sent to jail. This violation of Salt Law was the second great step in India's Freedom Movement.
4/27/1986Congress (I) expels former Union Minister Pranab Kumar Mukherjee from the party for 6 years.
9/29/1992Forex norms relaxed for wide range of purposes.
8/28/1973India and Pakistan signed P.O.W Accord paving way for release of 90,000 Pakistanis.
2/20/1993Government decides to form an Autonomous Council for the tribals within Assam to solve Bodo issue.
9/12/1965Army fights back heavy Indian tank attacks at Pakistan.
1/16/1681Sambhaji was crowned as the successor of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in a function held at Raigad Fort.