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Historical Event on 8/15/1947

At the stroke of midnight, India is free after 163 years of British Raj. At the same time Muslims win a degree of freedom from Hindus. They have their own separate dominion Pakistan in the British Commonwealth Sect.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/15/1960Bardwan University was established in West Bengal.
2/8/1921Chamber prince of a Royal Proclamation was inaugurated.
2/8/1921Muiz ud din Qaiqabad, was the tenth sultan of the Mamluk dynasty (Slave dynasty), was killed in his bed. He was proved to be an inefficient ruler.
8/7/1990Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission.
11/12/1762Peshwa surrendered in Battle of Alegaon.
1/10/199728th International Film Festival of India opens at Trivandrum.
5/23/1903Gemini Roy, famous Painter, joined Government School of Arts and Crafts at Calcutta.
6/28/1986Union Government sanctions maternity leave for unmarried women employees too.
6/28/1986Rana Sangram Singh, King of Mewad, attacked on Mughal Emperor Babur near Kanwa at Agra.
11/16/1860First group of Indian worker's reached Natal, South Africa.