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Historical Event on 8/15/1947

The Defence department becomes the Ministry of Defence under a Cabinet Minister. Each service was placed under its own Commander-in-Chief. Under the Constitution, the supreme command of the Armed Forces was vested with the President.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/9/1946Jinnah's 9-point demands conveyed to Congress.
4/2/1993MP High Court quashes dismissal of BJP Government under article 356; the Centre decides to move the Supreme Court.
3/20/1926For the first time in the history of the competition, Scotland beats England for rugby's Calcutta Cup in London.
10/2/1996Mother Teresa made honorary US citizen.
4/8/1894Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, famous novelist and writer of national song 'Vande Mataram', died at the age of 55. Some of his writings are 'Anandmath' and 'Kapal Kundala'.
6/3/1972First British designed Indian built mordern warship of the Leander class, 'INS Nilgiri' commissioned Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, was completely made in Mazgaon Dock, Mumbai.
7/24/1989A majority of opposition members in Lok Sabha resign on the issue of C & AG report on Bofors gun deal.
12/31/1996Gold import policy liberalised.
1/31/1983The first floating Dry Dock was launched at Howrah.
9/29/1993National Human Rights Commission set up.