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Historical Event on 8/1/1947

Partition of India into India and Pakistan. Power transferred. Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Muhammed Ali Jinnah, Governor General of Pakistan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/27/199021 people die as a bus accidentally touched a high voltage wire in Karagpur India.
1/29/1976Parliamenentary Committee on official language constituted. The Committee has since then submitted six parts of its report and Presidential orders have been issued on first five parts of it. The sixth part is in print.
9/13/1893Mama Parmanand, one of the founders of 'Prarthana Samaj', passed away.
6/25/1996Sunderlal Bahuguna, noted environmentalist, ends 74-day repentance fast at Rajghat following assurance from PM Deve Gowda.
2/23/1952Employees Provident Fund Bill and Miscellaneous Provision Act passed in the Lok Sabha.
8/1/1952Yajurvindra Singh Jaswant Singh, cricketer (Indian batsman four Tests 1977-79), was born in Rajkot.
12/30/1947India informs Pakistan and other dominion representatives that it has decided to refer the Kashmir issue to the Security Council under Article 35 of the United Nations Charter.
7/28/1972India and Pakistan sign Simla Pact, settling border dispute in Kashmir.
2/1/1835East India company obtained Darjeeling from the King of Sikkim.
12/13/1999Dr. V. Kurien gets the Paulos Mar Gregorius Award 1999.