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Historical Event on 8/14/1947
Pakistan was partitioned from India. Gandhiji hailed the following day as one of rejoicing for deliverance from British bondage.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/23/1952 | Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad, batsman in 40 Tests (1974-85), was born in Bombay. |
| 7/29/1988 | Syed Modi, 28-year national badminton champion, was shot dead at K. D. Singh Stadium in Lucknow. |
| 12/11/1926 | Kamala Kant Pandey was born at Varanasi. He was the first Indian agriculture graduate to win the London Exhibition Scholarship. He was elected fellow of the Linnean Society of London in 1966. In 1975, he made the discovery of a ""revolutionary technique in plant breeding |
| 8/15/1947 | The Defence department becomes the Ministry of Defence under a Cabinet Minister. Each service was placed under its own Commander-in-Chief. Under the Constitution, the supreme command of the Armed Forces was vested with the President. |
| 1/25/1992 | Swaran Singh and Vajpayee awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'. |
| 12/1/1921 | Des Raj Kalia, great librarian, was born at Fazilka, Punjab. |
| 2/10/1992 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands opened for foreign travellers. |
| 6/14/1992 | Tin Bigha activists lathi-charged in the Tin Bigha corridor in Coochbehar. |
| 8/12/1946 | Viceroy announces invitation to Congress to form provisional Government. |
| 9/6/1995 | Meenatai Thackrey, social worker and Matoshree of Shivsainik's, passed away. |
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