15th August - A Day in the life of India

Learn about the importance of 15th August in the history of India. Major historical events, Famous Birthdays and Death Anniversaries on August 15.

15th August in the History of India 

• 2020 - Mahendra Singh Dhoni announces retirement from all forms of International cricket.
• 1969 - The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the space agency of the Government of India headquartered in the city of Bengaluru. ISRO sent a lunar orbiter, Chandrayaan-1, on 22 October 2008 and the Mars Orbiter Mission, on 5 November 2013, making India the first nation to succeed on its maiden attempt to Mars. on 15 February 2017, ISRO launched one hundred and four satellites in a single rocket (PSLV-C37), a world record. On 22 July 2019, ISRO launched its second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2, which consists of an orbiter, lander and rover.
• 1947 – India gains Independence from British rule after near 190 years of a British company and crown rule, and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.

Famous Birthdays on 15th August

• 1992 – Baskaran Adhiban, Indian chess player
• 1975 – Vijay Bharadwaj, Indian cricketer and coach
• 1971 – Adnan Sami, Indian singer, musician, music composer, pianist and actor
• 1961 – Suhasini Maniratnam, Indian actress and screenwriter
• 1958 – Simple Kapadia, Indian actress and costume designer (d. 2009)
• 1947 – Rakhee Gulzar, Indian film actress
• 1938 – Pran Kumar Sharma, Indian cartoonist (d. 2014)
• 1873 – Ramaprasad Chanda, Indian archaeologist and historian (d. 1942)
• 1872 – Sri Aurobindo, Indian guru, poet, and philosopher (d. 1950)
• 1798 – Sangolli Rayanna, Indian warrior (d. 1831)

Death Anniversaries on 15th August

• 2005 – Bendapudi Venkata Satyanarayana, Indian dermatologist and academic (b. 1927)
• 1942 – Mahadev Desai, Indian activist and author (b. 1892)