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Historical Event on 5/23/1947

The U.K. Cabinet today took the historic step of agreeing to Lord Mountbatten's proposal for the partition of India into two states, one Muslim and the other Hindu. The Viceroy is to have a series of talks with Lord Listowel, the Secretary for India.

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5/14/1953Y. N. Sukthankar was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1957.
8/25/1994Ramdas Nayak, President of BJP Mumbai and former MLA was assassinated at Chembur, Mumbai. He was 52.
1/24/1857Calcutta University established.
9/25/1947Kashmir accedes to Indian Union.
5/14/1994RBI announces tight monetary policy.
10/31/1999Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President, is conferred with the Indira Gandhi Award.
11/19/1994Lt. Gen. Shankar Roy Choudhury appointed Army Chief following the death of Gen. B.C. Joshi.
10/14/1994Setu Madhavrao Pagdi, researcher and historian, died.
2/20/1953India opens $ 140 mil. power system modeled after TVA.
3/17/1995Congress-I in Arunachal Pradesh wins two-third majority.