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Historical Event on 9/8/1947

There was little time to celebrate independence in India and Pakistan as large parts of the dominions were paralyzed with fear. Mobs ran wild as Muslims and Hindus battled to death and turned streets into rivers of blood.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/26/1975Dr. Narayan Subbarao Hardikar, freedom fighter, journalist and Padmabhushan awardee, died.
1/30/1908Gandhiji was summoned to see General Smuts at Pretoria and released on reaching a compromise.
5/15/1995PM Rao reaches New York for a week-long visit.
7/14/196985 persons were killed when a freight train collided with a passanger train near Jaipur.
12/24/1999Indian Airlines Kathmandu-Delhi Airbus 300 with 186 people on board hijacked shortly after take-off.
2/8/1994Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432.
12/14/199410 IAF personnel of the first batch were reinducted and the last batch left on 20th Dec 94. Cpl Nasir was left as a lying casualty due to injuries sustained in the RPG explosion.
8/6/1920Star Films Ltd., Bombay, was founded by Ardeshir M. lrani and Bhogilal K. M. Dave.
3/8/1930Mahatma Gandhi started civil disobedience movement continues in India.
3/22/1991Chautala sworn in as Haryana CM.