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Historical Event on 7/1/1947
British Parliament passes the India Independence Act and fixes August 15 for the transfer of power.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/12/1961 | Portuguese civilians are evacuated amid fears of an Indian troop invasion at Goa, Daman and Diu. |
| 2/16/1986 | The Silver Jubilee of I.N.S.- Vikrant, India's only aircraft carrier, fails. |
| 9/1/1798 | England signs treaty with Nizam of Hyderabad, India. |
| 4/8/1953 | Walchand Hirachand, great Industrialist, passed away. |
| 1/12/1993 | Police firing at 15 places in Bombay; four foreign militants arrested. |
| 10/9/1949 | The Territorial Army of India inaugurated by the Governor General. |
| 6/27/1906 | Establishment of `Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad'. |
| 6/29/1999 | An Indian High Commissioner member N. R. Doraiswamy is beaten up by Pakistani intelligence operatives. |
| 10/21/1999 | B. R. Chopra, filmmaker, gets the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. |
| 8/20/1828 | Brahmo Samaj, the first movement to initiate religio-social reforms, was founded by Ram Mohun Roy (1772-1833) in Calcutta. Influenced by Islam and Christianity, Roy denounced polytheism, idol worship, repudiated the Vedas, avataras, karma and reincarnation, caste and more. The first session of Adi Brahmo Samaj was held in the rented house by Kamal Bose of Chitpore Road in Jorasanko area in Calcutta. |
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