On This Day
15 June
- 🇮🇳 In India
- 1947 The All-Indian Congress accepted a British plan for the partition of India. Britain partitioned the subcontinent and Pakistan was founded as an independent country.
- 2005 The Right to Information Bill was passed by Parliament of India. It came into force with effect from 12 October 2005.
- 2020 An Indian Army officer and two soldiers were killed by Chinese troops late today in Galwan Valley in the Ladakh region along the countries’ disputed border. Preliminary reports indicated that the soldiers had not been shot, but had been killed in a brawl involving rocks and wooden clubs. The Indian Army soon raised its death toll to 20 soldiers.
- 🌎 Elsewhere
- 1215 The Magna Carta ("the Great Charter") was adopted and sealed by King John at Runnymede, England, granting his barons more liberty. King John signed the Magna Carta, which asserted the supremacy of the law over the king, at Runnymede, England.
- 1667 The first human blood transfusion was administered. Jean-Baptiste Denys, physician to King Louis XIV of France, transfused sheep blood into a 15-year-old boy. He survived, most likely due to the relatively small amount of blood used.
- 1977 After nearly four decades of right-wing dictatorship under Francisco Franco, Spain held the first free elections. Adolfo Suárez became Spain's first democratically elected Prime Minister.
- ⭐ Significance
- The purpose of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, observed every year on 15 June, is to provide an opportunity for communities around the world to promote a better understanding of abuse and neglect of older persons by raising awareness of the cultural, social, economic and demographic processes affecting elder abuse and neglect.
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