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Historical Event on 8/15/1947
Sir Cyril Radcliffe Award on the new boundaries of West Punjab, East Punjab, West Bengal, East Bengal and Assam.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/1/1927 | Chandrashekhar, former Prime Minister of India, was born. |
| 3/1/1914 | Minto Gilbert Jhon Alieat, former viceroy of India, passed away. |
| 4/17/1799 | Srirangapatnam was surrounded by British Army in the fourth and last Mysore war which began in 1798. Tipu Sultan' was killed in the battle on 4th May. The East India Company announced the Seringapatanam Medal (1799). |
| 6/8/1998 | Sani Abacha, 54, Nigerian President, died in Abuja of heart attack. |
| 7/25/1987 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman became the eighth President of India. He held this office till July 25, 1992. |
| 9/26/1992 | Indian Airlines hike fare by 9 percent. |
| 8/14/1997 | Special session of Parliament to commemorate 50 years of independence. |
| 11/5/1956 | University Grants Commission Act sets up UGC. |
| 9/24/1992 | Karnataka High Court stays government order granting permission to open nine private engineering colleges. |
| 9/26/1956 | Laxmanrao Kirloskar, great social reformer, industrialist, patriot and founder of the Kirloskar Industries, passed away at the age of 88. |
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