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Historical Event on 7/18/1947

Indian Independence Act, signed by King George VI, was proclaimed as Indian Freedom Act, 1947.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/3/1890Laxminarayan Sahu, litterateur, journalist and social reformer, was born.
11/16/1983Kapil Dev took 9-83 vs West Indies at Ahmedabad. India still lost the game.
5/12/1937George VI is crowned.
8/4/1894Narayan Sitaram Phadke, famous Hindi writer, was born at Karjat.
7/25/1992Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma sworn in as the ninth President of India. He remain in this office from July 25, 1992 to July 25, 1997.
8/2/1763British troops once again defeated Mir Kasim in 'Giriya' battle.
9/1/1977M. L. Wadhawan was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-09-1979.
8/2/1885Poet Siyaram Saran Gupt, brother of national poet Maithilysharan Gupt, was born.
12/8/1999The Opposition attacks Prime Minister Vajpayee for ""withholding'' information on ministers' resignation.
11/10/1938Mustafa Kemal Ataturk passed away at Istanbul.