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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.

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2/25/1992	Beant Singh sworn in as CM of Punjab.
8/13/1993	Rama Rao vows not to return to the house unless the government is ousted.
7/4/1899	Vishnuprasad Ranchhoddas Trivedi, famous critic in Gujrati, educationist and author, was born at Umreth, Gujarat .
8/29/1905	Major Dhyanchand was born in a Rajput family at Prayag at Uttar Pradesh. He is remembered as a Master of Hockey. India celebrates this day as National Sports Day.
3/3/1983	Seventh Non-Aligned Summit started at New Delhi.
12/25/1937	Pitambar Datt Kaushika, great educationist, was born at Bulandshahar.
6/29/1924	Ezra Laderman, NYC, composer (Jacob & the Indians), was born.
3/25/1931	Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi matyred in Hindu-Muslim riot at Kanpur. He was also the Editor of weekly 'Pratap'.
9/27/1993	Daily newspaper of Marathi Language ""Samna"" started its publication at Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad).
6/13/1966	60 people were killed in a collision between two suburban trains of Bombay.

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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.

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.