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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
7/5/1905Lord Curzon joined the part of Bengal to Asam and divided Bengal.
5/21/1990PM V. P. Singh clears the Rs. 13,000 crore Sardar Sarovar Project over the river Narmada.
4/24/1998India wins the Coca Cola Cup at Sharjah, beating Australia by six wickets in the final.
8/8/1955Dr. Homi J. Bhabha elected chairman of the international conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy.
12/19/2000The Government suffers an embarrassing defeat with the Rajya Sabha adopting a motion recording its ""disagreement'' with the Prime Minister for defending three of his Cabinet colleagues charged in the Babri Masjid demolition case.
12/19/2000Vasco De Gama, Portuguese navigator who discovered India, died in Cochin.
8/21/1995Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, noted physics scientist, died at the age of 84. He was one of the world's leading astro-physicists for his contributions to the study of stars. Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science--the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983.
2/22/1997Jockey Mark Gallagher shot at and injured in Bangalore.
8/18/1951Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal.
6/18/1943British Field Marshal Archibald Wavell becomes Viceroy of India.



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