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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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/15/1686	Aurangzeb attacked and conqured Bijapur and this was the end of the Muslim Adilshahi's era.
9/7/1947	Gandhiji leaves Calcutta for Delhi; commences daily visits to riot-affected areas.
7/20/1990	GOI notifies restrictions on liberal import policy announced earlier. The restrictions will cut the import bill by about Rs. 1000 crore.
12/19/1860	Lord Dalhousie, Governor General of India (1848-1856), died.
1/6/1996	CBI identifies two key figures - Satyanarayana Gauda and Daya Manikam Anand - in Purulia arms drop case.
12/1/1921	Des Raj Kalia, great librarian, was born at Fazilka, Punjab.
8/18/1993	The Transport Development Council decides to abolish Pathkar (entry tax) and increase the fee for national permit from Rs. 1500 to Rs. 5000.
5/13/1946	Sarwate and Banerjee add 249 runs for the 10th wkt stand for Indians v Surrey.
10/3/1880	Sakuntal Sangeet held in Anandodbhav Auditorium in Pune. Annasaheb Kirloskar presented the first musical play in Marathi.
6/30/1993	AN-12 phasing out marked the end of a glorious chapter of transport operations in the IAF.

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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.