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Historical Event on 8/17/1947

The first British troop leaves for England after Indian independence.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/9/1875The Bombay Stock Exchange, the first in India, was constructed under the shade of a large banyan tree.
11/1/1932Anadi Sankar Gupta, great educationist, was born at Goila, Bangladesh.
9/24/1992Union Labour Minister announces a new export-oriented emigration policy in place of the regulatory one.
5/12/1999Arunachal Pradesh Governor refuses to quit.
1/29/1931Gandhiji sails for England as Congress delegate to Second Round Table Conference. This conference was attended by Madan Mohan Malaviya and Sarojini Naidu.
9/18/2000Prasar Bharati issues a notification making it compulsory for cable operators to telecast regional channels of Doordarshan on prime band, in addition to DD-1 and DD-2, in their respective states.
8/6/1997Army confirms social activist Sanjay Ghose's death who was abducted by ULFA.
8/6/1997Mughal army defeated Rana Pratapsingh in the battle of Haldighat.
7/12/1994India expels Pak diplomat; Indian attache tortured in Islamabad.
2/8/1993India and Spain sign four agreements as the Spanish PM, Felipe Gonzalez, began a two-day visit to New Delhi.