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Historical Event on 8/15/1947
On the the stroke of mid-night on 14th August 1947, India became independent and was partitioned. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of free India. The mixed economy policy was taken on a five-year plan basis for economic development. On 26th January 1950, India became a democratic and is the biggest democracy of the world today. In 1956, on the basis of languages, India was divided into 14 states and 6 union territories. Today, there are 27 states and 7 union territories.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/22/1963 | Rohini, Glider, became the first to successfully fly at Kanpur. |
| 5/22/1963 | Surdas (1483-1563), blind Hindi bard and singer of Agra whose hymns to Krishna are compiled in the 'Sursagar', was born in Sihi village near Delhi. |
| 2/21/1952 | The XV Indian Olympic Games in Madras. |
| 5/7/1991 | Haryana beat Bombay in the cricket Ranji Trophy final by 2 runs. |
| 4/6/1955 | Vinayak Maharaj Masurkar, great Samarth Saint, died. |
| 3/10/1945 | Madhavrao Scindia, prince of Gwalior and Congress leader, was born. |
| 3/29/1954 | Indian Institute of Public Administration inaugurated. |
| 8/21/1997 | Krishan Kant assumes office as tenth Vice President of India. |
| 1/23/1927 | Balasaheb Thackrey, Shiv Sena chief and Hindu Hriday Samrat, was born. |
| 9/7/1993 | India and China sign border peace accord. |
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