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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 |
| 4/8/1919 | Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns. |
| 8/2/1935 | The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India. |
| 9/14/1997 | 78 persons die and around 250 are injured as four bogies of Ahmedabad-Howrah Express de-rail while crossing a bridge on Hasdeo river near Champa Railway Station in Bilaspur district, Madhya Pradesh. |
| 8/3/1939 | Apoorva Kumar Sengupta, cricketer (1959 Test - India vs WI, without distinction), was born in Lucknow. |
| 7/31/2000 | The Government announces appointment of Justice B. M. Lal as Chairman of the MRTP Commission. |
| 12/27/1976 | Yashpal, modern hindi litterateur, passed away. |
| 9/7/1993 | India and China sign border peace accord. |
| 12/6/1931 | Bengal Congress to boycott British goods. |
| 6/1/1842 | Satyendranath Tagore, Bengali officer and litterateur, was born. |
| 4/13/1889 | Balkrishna A. Pillai, litterateur and journalist, was born. |
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