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Historical Event on 7/15/1955

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) by the President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/18/1901Mahatma Gandhi sails for India.
10/18/1901Banka Mahar, 'bhagwatbhakt', passed away by taking Samadhi.
1/1/1965This year was announced to be observed as the ""Year of International Co-operation"".
7/21/1658Aurangzeb celebrated his being the emperor of Mugal Empire at Delhi. He was informally enthroned.
9/20/1993Narsimha Rao, Prime Minister, arrives in Teheran on a three-day visit.
6/30/1986Mizoram became the state of India.
10/14/1910Further unrest took place in Lhasa, Tibet, following the arrest of Dalai Lama's agent by the Chinese on the Chinese frontier with India.
4/7/1934Mahatma Gandhi suspended his campaign of civil disobedience in India.
6/6/1903Hiralal Sen shot the first Indian Advertisment sequences for Jabakusum (hair tonic) and Edward's Tonic.
8/26/1947Nawab of Bhopal announced accession of the Bhopal state to the Indian Dominion.