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Historical Event on 8/26/1947

Nawab of Bhopal announced accession of the Bhopal state to the Indian Dominion.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/2/1986One thousand Sikhs arrested at demonstrations in Punjab.
6/20/1946Gandhiji attends Working Committee meeting from 20-21 June.
4/3/1984Sikh terrorists kill a member of Parliament in his home in New Delhi.
2/2/1968TERLS dedicated to the United Nations.
6/13/1973Sir Ram Nath Chopra, great professor of Pharmacology of National Drug Research Institute of India, passed away.
1/31/1960Milkha Singh at Lahore sets record for 200m in 20.7s.
3/30/1976Shankar Puroshattam Mulgaonkar 'Raghuvir', famous painter, passed away.
6/27/1967First Indian made AVRO aircraft passenger Plane HS748 handed over to Indian Airlines.
12/11/1845First battle between Britishers and Sikhs. In 1849, Punjab lost its independence. This is referred as the first Anglo-Sikh War.
2/28/1967General Election ( 4th) of India ends.