Portland Indian Community - PortlandIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 7/13/1947

An Indian Independence Bill was moved in the British Parliament on 4th July 1947 which became an 'Act' on 13th July 1947. Two Boundary Commissions under Sir Cyril Radcliff were appointed to demarcate the boundaries of Punjab and Bengal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/13/1936Dinsha Wachha, great Industrialist and social worker, passed away at Mumbai.
2/25/1992Railway budget proposes 20\% hike in upper class passenger fares.
12/31/1988Treaty signed between India and Pakistan for not to target nuclear sites of each other.
3/18/1974Buddhadev Basu, modern Bengali poet, story writer, playwright and critic, passed away.
4/15/1998Punjab men and Railways women emerge champions in the National Volleyball League in Patna.
2/18/1996Kenya's first full One Day International Cricket match at Cricket World Cup vs India. Tendulkar scored 127* and India won over Kenya.
5/27/1906Maharashtra Sahitya Patrika Day.
7/7/1917Ram Subhagsingh, great politician and former Rail Minister, was born.
3/13/2000Parliament approves TRAI Bill seeking to bifurcate it into a Tribunal and a Regulator, with the Rajya Sabha passing the measure by a voice vote.
3/1/1993Narayan Ganesh Goray passed away (1-5-98).