San Francisco Bay Area Indian Community - SFIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 8/17/1947

The first British troop leaves for England after Indian independence.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/17/1893Lokmanya Tilak was arrested for 18 months.
6/5/1994Shakti Singh at Bangalore sets record for DT in 61.72.
6/18/1991Congress emerges as the largest party in Lok Sabha polls though short of an absolute majority.
7/4/1760Meeran, Mir Jaffer's son, accidently died on the banks of Ganga near Patna due to lightning.
9/7/1996Ajit Singh quits Congress and heads Tikait's party.
4/21/1955Avadi session of the Indian National Congress adopts a socialistic pattern of society for India.
7/13/1913Tulsi Prasad Khaitan, great industrialist, was born in Chandi village, Bihar .
7/13/1913Sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan, leader of India, was born.
10/16/1952Pakistan's first Test vs India starts at Delhi.
7/28/1921The All-India Congress Party votes to boycott a forthcoming visit by the Prince of Wales and urges a boycott of imported cloth.