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Historical Event on 8/15/1947
India and Pakistan gain independence (dominion status). Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Mohammad Ali Jinnah is appointed the Governor General of Pakistan. Independent India's first cabinet meeting with Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister held. Members of the first Cabinet were: 1. J. L. Nehru - PM, External and Commonwealth Relations and Scientific Research, 2. Sardar Patel - Home Information and Broadcasting and States, 3. Dr. Rajendra Praised - Food and Agriculture, 4. Maulana Azad - Education, 5. John Mathai - Railways and Transport, 6. Sardar Baldev Singh - Defence, 7. Jagjivan Ram - Labour, 8. C. H. Bhabha - Commerce, 9. R. A. Kidwai - Communications, 10. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur - Health, 11. B. R. Ambedkar - Law 12. R. K. Sanmukham Chetty - Finance, 13. Shyama Prasad Mookerji - Industries and Supplies, 14. N. V. Gadgil - Works, Mines and Power.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/18/1937	Rajinder Pal, cricketer (pace bowler in one Test India v Eng, 0-22), was born in Delhi.
1/5/1995	India receives first consignment of Chinese Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) for the 2 US built Tarapur nuclear plant with the approval of IAEA.
1/30/1905	Pitamber Das, social reformer and politician, was born at Mowana, U.P.
7/1/1947	Independence of India Bill passed.
12/6/1952	First Indo-Soviet Trade agreement signed.
8/13/1638	Durgadas Rathore, social reformer, was born at Salwa.
11/2/1984	Violence following Indira Gandhi's assassination takes heavy toll.
3/20/1994	Pakistan closes down its consulate in Bombay.
3/2/1994	Autonomous Hill Council for Leh set up.
12/5/1999	India's Yukta Mookhey is crowned Miss World.

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