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Historical Event on 8/13/1947

Riots sweep Lahore in Punjab; mobs stone Gandhi's house.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/1/1990BJP swept to power in Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, shares power with JD in Gujarat and Rajasthan.
1/26/1930Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi march to protest against the Salt Act of the British and the same day Indians swore to get 'Total' Swaraj and organised the day as Swaraj Day.
3/23/1757Lord Clive conquered Chandranagar after defeating the French troops.
3/19/1848Lokhitwadi started his column 'Shatpatra' in the newspaper named 'Prabhakar'.
8/4/1997Nilesh Kulkarni becomes the first Indian to take a wicket with his first ball in Test Cricket (Colombo).
7/27/1998The Centre announces a hefty hike in the pay scales of university and college teachers.
11/2/1885Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar (Annasaheb), first great Marathi musical drama playwright, died.
3/26/1977Morarji Desai, the new Prime Minister, forms his Cabinet.
8/17/1944Indian Viceroy Viscount Wavell rejects Gandhi's request to discuss war support in return for Indian independence.
3/29/1857Sepoy Mangal Pandey shot the first bullet of 1857 Indian mutiny in the barracks of Barrackpur near Calcutta against British Empire. This was the starting of the mutiny.