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Historical Event on 8/15/1947

At the stroke of midnight, India is free after 163 years of British Raj. At the same time Muslims win a degree of freedom from Hindus. They have their own separate dominion Pakistan in the British Commonwealth Sect.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/28/1999Insurance Bill is introduced amid protest in the Lok Sabha.
10/16/193635 killed in Hindu-Muslim riots at Bombay.
10/24/1934Mahatma Gandhi quits Indian Indian National Congress in struggle over tactics.
12/27/1962India and Pakistan begin negotiations over Kashmir.
2/18/1945Kal Yug' era passed away.
11/19/1996Krishnarao Shiva Shelvankar, journalist and diplomat, passed away at 90.
12/12/2000A special court for CBI cases rejects Hinduja brothers' plea and summons them to appear on January 19, 2001.
1/26/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) became the first President of India. He remained President from Jan. 26,1950 to May 13, 1962.
7/10/1996Budget session of Parliament begins.
7/21/1906W.C. Bonerjee, first President of Indian National Congress, passed away.