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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 |
| 4/23/1930 | Riots break out in Peshawar; 20 Indians shot down after killing of three Britishers. |
| 11/21/1992 | 27 killed in a bomb blast engineered by Bodo extremists in a bus in Assam. |
| 3/1/1775 | Purandhar Treaty was singed between Nana Phadnavis and British Army. |
| 8/21/1972 | A law was passed for protecting wild animals, including lions and tigers, from extinction. |
| 9/1/1921 | Madhav Krishnaji Mantri, right-hand batsman and wicket-keeper, was born at Nasik, Maharashtra. He was the Indian team selector from 1964 to 1968 and was also the team manager in 1990. |
| 2/22/1947 | Nehru welcomes British independence offer, invites Muslims to join at New Delhi. |
| 11/22/1999 | A.B.Vajpayee, Prime Minister, expands cabinet as four more ministers join the ministry including Arun Shourie. |
| 11/22/1990 | Laloo Prasad Yadav, Bihar CM, wins confidence motion (202-108). |
| 1/14/1760 | Eyree Coote, British Army Captain, captured and surrendered Pondicherry, capitulated French General Lally. |
| 5/17/1976 | 4 Indians successfully skied down from the slope of Trishul peak. |
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