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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 |
2/17/1698 | Aurangzeb fell to Jinjee fort, seat of Maratha power, after eight-year siege. |
5/3/1947 | Indian National Trade Union Congress Intak was established. |
8/20/1828 | Brahmo Samaj, the first movement to initiate religio-social reforms, was founded by Ram Mohun Roy (1772-1833) in Calcutta. Influenced by Islam and Christianity, Roy denounced polytheism, idol worship, repudiated the Vedas, avataras, karma and reincarnation, caste and more. The first session of Adi Brahmo Samaj was held in the rented house by Kamal Bose of Chitpore Road in Jorasanko area in Calcutta. |
11/21/1991 | An Inter Governmental Coference on Youth Tourism, held for first time, was hosted by the Government of India under the aegis of the World Tourism Organisation. (18-11-91). |
3/10/1969 | Parliament passed the Act that made Central Industrial Security Force as an Armed Force of the union. |
4/15/1947 | Issues with Jinnah a joint appeal for communal peace. |
11/13/1935 | Chandra Prakash Gupta, great educationist, was born at Gaini in UP. |
1/19/1995 | Prof. Armaity Desai, eminent Sociologist, appointed the new UGC Chairperson. |
6/28/1993 | A multi-millionaire industrialist, main financier of smuggler Veerappan,and 6 Veerappan-men arrested. |
8/6/1989 | Six top Cricket stars banned for one year from all cricket activities on the issue of American tour. |
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