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Historical Event on 8/15/1947

Indian Independence Day.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/18/1943British Field Marshal Archibald Wavell becomes Viceroy of India.
6/1/1819William Carey, Ward and Marshman established the Serampore College in Bengal.
6/30/1965Cease-fire was agreed under UN auspices between India and Pakistan, who signed treaty to stop the war at Rann of Kutch.
7/5/1916Archik Venkatesh Gopalkrishna, great poet, journalist and orator, was born at Dharwar, Mysore.
6/16/1920Hemant Chaudhary, famous singer and music director, was born.
6/17/1933The civil disobedience campaign ended.
6/12/1975Drugaprasad Dhar, former deputy president of Planning Commission, died.
10/16/1976Jalgaon Radio Station started broadcasting.
6/1/1996Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, former President of India, passed away.
3/11/1863Maharaja Sayaji Rao III, great nationalist and social reformer, was born at Nasik.