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Historical Event on 7/1/1947

British Parliament passes the India Independence Act and fixes August 15 for the transfer of power.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/12/1999No transparency in judicial appointments, says Justice Kuldip Singh, retired judge of the Supreme Court.
3/25/1931Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi matyred in Hindu-Muslim riot at Kanpur. He was also the Editor of weekly 'Pratap'.
12/26/1991Militant Sikhs kill 55 & wound 70 in India.
12/24/1999Koneru Humpy won the under-12 boys' title and P. Harikrishna won the Under-14 boys' title at the Asian Youth Chess Championship in Ahmedabad.
11/17/1947Rajendra Prasad elected the President of Indian National Congress.
2/2/1915Khushvant Singh, famous journalist, was born.
1/17/1908Akkineni Lakshmi Varaprasada Rao Prasad, film producer, was born.
10/28/1867Swami Vivekanand Sister Nivedita, great freedom fighter, revolutionary and politician, was born at Dunganon in Ireland.
11/7/1991Salauddin and his wife Neena create a world record by travelling in a Nissan car.
5/10/1993Santosh Yadav becomes the first Indian woman to reach the Everest for the second time.