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Historical Event on 8/15/1947

Hindu-Muslim association in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/12/1922Mahatma Gandhi announce the withdrawal of non-cooperation movement.
8/29/1998Sachin Tendulkar receives the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Joginder Singh Saini receives the Dronacharya award, while several other leading sporstmen receive Arjuna award from President K.R. Narayanan in Delhi.
9/29/1708British East India Company and New East India company merged.
4/8/2000Air India wins the Rani of Jhansi women's cricket tournament in Chennai.
8/11/1961Dadra and Nagar Haweli declared as Union Territory States.
8/10/1930In the 'Gandhi Cap Case' in Guntur, the magistrate prohibits wearing of Gandhi caps within a five-mile radius of the town.
1/8/1947Rajasthan University established at Jaipur.
11/19/199722 persons killed and 30 injured when car bomb explodes outside film studio in Jubilee Hills area of Hyderabad. The deceased include Eanadu TV crew of six people.
1/18/1971Barrister Nath Pai, freedom fighter and member of parliament, passed away at the age of 49.
5/9/1998Playback singer Talat Mehmood, 75, passed away in Mumbai.