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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 |
| 4/16/1974 | Dr. Sarvapalli Radhanakrishnan, former President of India, Philosophist and litterateur, passed away. |
| 7/25/1970 | Pillai A. Thanu, former Chief Minister of Kerala, passed away. |
| 1/28/1900 | General K.M. Cariappa, first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, was born at Sanivara, Santhai (Coorg). |
| 1/24/1937 | Gandhi announces that he will retire from politics. |
| 3/4/1990 | V. P. Singh resigns as party president, but asked to continue. |
| 7/1/1913 | Kumarmanglam Parasshiv Prabhakar, former Chief of Indian Army, was born. |
| 2/1/1985 | Muhammad Azharuddin created a world record at Kanpur by hitting a century in each of his first three test. |
| 4/3/1984 | Soyuz T-11 carried three cosmonauts along with the first Indian Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma to Salyut 7. |
| 12/25/1876 | Mohamad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, was born. |
| 12/16/1999 | India agrees to Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) by the IMF. |
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