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Historical Event on 8/15/1947
India gains independence from the British rule and Pakistan emerges as a separate Islamic nation. Around 600,000 die in clashes during the subsequent population exchange of 14 million people between the two new countries.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/24/1991	Bihar's ruling JD makes a clean sweep of all the three Lok Sabha seats in the by-elections.
9/17/1954	India outlaws bigamy.
4/22/1915	Hem Barua, famous Assami and English litterateur, was born.
3/24/1968	The second Indian-made rocket 'Menaka' successfully launched at the Thumba station.
6/4/1926	Dalai Lama introduces a tax on ears for Tibetans to equip the army. Those with only one ear will pay half the tax.
10/18/2000	Supreme Court gives the nod for construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river.
7/9/1996	A Delhi court summoned former Prime Minister Narsimha Rao to face trial as an accused in the Lakhubhai Pathak cheating case in which godman Chandraswami was already facing trial.
4/3/1992	Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), was formed.
11/20/1990	Mulayam Singh Yadav's JD (S) ministry wins a confidence motion (224-146) with the help of Congress (I) in Uttar Pradesh.
5/20/1999	The CWC expels Sharad Pawar, M. P. A. Sangma and Tariq Anwar for six years from the primary membership of the party.

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Historical Event on 8/15/1947 India gains independence from the British rule and Pakistan emerges as a separate Islamic nation. Around 600,000 die in clashes during the subsequent population exchange of 14 million people between the two new countries.

Historical Event on 8/15/1947
India gains independence from the British rule and Pakistan emerges as a separate Islamic nation. Around 600,000 die in clashes during the subsequent population exchange of 14 million people between the two new countries.