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Historical Event on 10/22/1947
There were bound to be difficulties in consolidating the loosely federated Indian provinces, princely states, etc. into one homogeneous whole state. Kashmir, after initial dithering, acceded to India voluntarily and by popular consent, then, was invaded by Pakistani tribesmen with the support of the Pakistani government.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/9/1946 | The first meeting of Constitutional Committee Assembly was held in Parliment after a gap of two years, 11 months and 17 days. The Congress started its work of framing the Indian Constitution. Muslim League boycott failed to prevent Constituent Assembly opening. From 16th August 1946, the country witnessed communal riots on an unprecedented scale. At this crucial juncture, on 20th February 1947, Clement Atlee the British prime minister, fixed June 1948 as a deadline for transfer of power and Lord Mountbatten was appointed as the new Viceroy. |
| 5/8/1930 | Gandhi followers mob Bombay to protest his arrest. |
| 1/18/1938 | The last batch of the political prisioners sailed back to the mainland from the Cellular Jail. |
| 10/31/1994 | 26 die as cyclone lashes Tamil Nadu. |
| 4/15/1976 | India announces it will send an envoy to Peking, first time in 15 years. |
| 12/16/1867 | Amy Carmichael, Scotch Irish missionary, was born. She went to India in 1895 under the Zenana Missionary Society, remaining there without furlough until her death 56 years later. An invalid during her last 20 years, she worked to rescue children from the Hindus. |
| 7/10/1992 | P.Chidambaram,Union Minister, resigns owning responsibility for investing in 'Fairgrowth'. |
| 11/7/1907 | Murlidhar Shankar Deshpande, journalist and social worker, was born at Kadanachi Girvi Phaltan, Maharashtra. |
| 9/17/1876 | Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay was born in Debanandpur village. |
| 7/5/1968 | Naval Submarine wing in Indian Naval Force came into existence with the arrival of the first submarine from the Soviet Union. |
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