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Historical Event on 8/15/1867

Bhartendu Harishchandra publishes a Hindi monthly 'Kavi Vachan Sudha'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/26/1997Employee Provident Fund scheme of 1952 amended to ensure that all PF claims are settled within 30 days from the date of receipt of claims by the PF Commissioner.
9/17/1937Sitakant Mahapatra, 1933 Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Orria poet, was born.
11/24/1963Marotrao Kannamwar, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, passed away.
4/8/1919Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns.
5/20/1915Gandhiji founded Satyagraha Ashram (later known as Sabarmati Ashram after the name of the river) at Ahmedabad.
11/19/1991Two national commissions on women set up.
9/27/1972Shri Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan, prolific author and first librarian of the University of Madras, passed away at the age of 80 at Bangalore.
3/11/1994The Supreme Court upholds sacking of BJP Governments; Balasaheb Deoras quits as RSS Chief; Rajendra Singh alias Rajju Bhaiya to succeed.
6/25/1983India won 'Prudential World Cup' Cricket Championship held in England after defeating West Indies.
6/25/1983Pedro Alvaris, Portugese businessman, reached Calicut and established the first European factory in India.