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Historical Event on 8/15/1947
India and Pakistan gain independence (dominion status). Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Mohammad Ali Jinnah is appointed the Governor General of Pakistan. Independent India's first cabinet meeting with Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister held. Members of the first Cabinet were: 1. J. L. Nehru - PM, External and Commonwealth Relations and Scientific Research, 2. Sardar Patel - Home Information and Broadcasting and States, 3. Dr. Rajendra Praised - Food and Agriculture, 4. Maulana Azad - Education, 5. John Mathai - Railways and Transport, 6. Sardar Baldev Singh - Defence, 7. Jagjivan Ram - Labour, 8. C. H. Bhabha - Commerce, 9. R. A. Kidwai - Communications, 10. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur - Health, 11. B. R. Ambedkar - Law 12. R. K. Sanmukham Chetty - Finance, 13. Shyama Prasad Mookerji - Industries and Supplies, 14. N. V. Gadgil - Works, Mines and Power.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/14/1947	Sir Harilal Jekisundas Kania was appinted as the Chief Justice of India. He was in this office till 05/11/1951.
5/17/1992	R. Venkataraman, President, leaves for a six-day visit to China.
7/18/1993	Rail, road traffic disrupted.
2/18/1911	World' s first official airmail flight service with 6,500 letters and post cards was made between Bamrauli to Naini (Allahabad) on February 18, 1911.
2/4/1924	Mahatma Gandhi released from prison unconditionally at Bombay.
8/3/1998	35 persons were killed as Govind Towers at Bandra in Mumbai collapsed.
3/23/1967	Pandey Bechain Sharma (Ugra) passed away.
2/18/1941	There was a minor revolt in Royal Indian Navy which in now known as Indian Navy.
7/4/1900	Swami Shivanand Saraswati, religious leader, was born.
10/21/1906	Gandhiji went to England till Nov 30 on deputation to present Indians' case to Colonial Secretary.

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