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15 August

🇮🇳 In India

1772 Diwani and Faujdari courts seperated by East India Company. Diwani court was generally termed as the Civil Court, normally hearing the cases related to civil disputes which normally arose in the district courts. On the other hand, Faujdari adalat was the type of Magistrate Court where disputes related to criminal cases were solved.

1854 The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 37 kms. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855.

1867 Bhartendu Harishchandra publishes a Hindi monthly Kavi Vachan Sudha.

1872 Writer and litterateur Sri Aurobindo was born.

1947 After three decades, the Indian independence movement, led by Mahatma Gandhi, achieved its goal on this day in 1947 as a free and independent India was established, ending nearly 200 years of British rule.

1947 Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was sworn in as the first Prime Minister of independent India.

1947 Foundation Day of Assam State.

1972 Postal index number, that is, PIN code is implemented.

1982 The national program of nationwide colour broadcasting and TV was inaugurated in Delhi.

1990 The ground-to-air missile Akash was successfully launched.

🌎 Elsewhere

1945 The surrender of Imperial Japan in the Second World War was announced by Emperor Hirohito.

1975 A group of members of the Bangladesh Army staged a military coup against President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

2001 Astronomers announced the discovery of the first solar system outside our own.

⭐ Significance

Indian Independence Day, national holiday celebrated annually on August 15. Independence Day marks the end of British rule in 1947 and the establishment of a free and independent Indian nation.

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