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Historical Event on 8/15/1999

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, says Agni-2 to be inducted in the defence arsenal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/23/1992The dissident ministers of Bangarappa government in Karnataka resign
9/1/1913Snehangshu Kanta Acharya, politician, social reformer, lawyer and athelete, was born.
9/21/1948Formation of Press Trust of India (PTI) announced under an agreement signed between Reuters and Indian and Eastern Newspapers Society.
1/1/19958th World Tamil Conference begins in Madurai.
8/16/1946Hindus and Muslims riot in Calcutta. 90 people lost their lives and other 900 were hurt. The Muslim League observed a ""Direct Action Day"" and announced its withdrawal of support from all plans.
1/14/1761The third and last battle of Panipat, fought between the Marathas and the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abadli, started. The Marathas lost 28,000 soldiers and were virtually routed in North India thus ending the Maratha hegemony.
5/8/1997India decides to import currency notes for the first time.
12/1/1982Pakistan beats India to win hockey gold in the Asian Games.
6/1/1996Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, former President of India, passed away.
3/4/1996King of Bhutan arrives in India for a three-day state visit.