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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
2/12/1949	Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s), was born in Bhadravati, Mysore. He received Padmashree (1971) and Arjun Award (1978).
2/12/1949	Saint Gyaneshwar passed away. (Samadhee).
11/1/1956	Madhya Pradesh State High Court was established at Jabalpur having its benches in Gwalior and Indore.
9/2/1976	Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar, famous marathi story writer, novelist and Gyanpeeth Awardee, passed away.
9/30/2000	The Government appoints Dr. D.P.S. Seth as CMD of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
2/25/1992	Railway budget proposes 20\% hike in upper class passenger fares.
8/1/1939	Bombay begins Prohibition, first since U.S. law was repealed.
1/6/1948	Security Council takes up India's complaint charging Pakistan with aggression in Kashmir.
8/1/1846	Dwarkanath Tagore, a Hindu philanthropist, died in London.
1/8/2000	Abhin Shyam Gupta and B.R. Meenakshi win the NSCI Grand Prix all India badminton tournament in Mumbai.

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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.

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.