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Historical Event on 8/15/1990

India successfully test fires 'Akash', an advanced medium range surface to air missile.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/4/1989Capt. W. A. Sangma appointed Governor of Mizoram and A. A. Rahim Governor of Meghalaya.
9/28/1940Pundit Sunder Lal Sharma, freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away. He was also known as ""The Chhattisgarh Gandhi"".
10/21/1997Himachal Pradesh Assembly goes global with inauguration of its website on the Internet.
8/2/1987Vishwanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win the World Junior Chess championship.
9/19/1726Khandoballal died.
7/31/1991Air Chief Marshal Nirmal Chandra Suri PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1993.
2/27/1941Paddy Ashton, first leader of Britain's Social and Liberal Democrat Party, was born in New Delhi, India.
5/14/1972Fighting between Indian and Pakistani forces along the Kashmir border reported.
6/20/1921Tilak University was established.
11/5/1976Lok Sabha votes to extend its own life by another year.