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Historical Event on 9/8/1947
There was little time to celebrate independence in India and Pakistan as large parts of the dominions were paralyzed with fear. Mobs ran wild as Muslims and Hindus battled to death and turned streets into rivers of blood.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/12/1974 | . C. Yohannan at Teheran, sets record for LJ in 8.07. |
| 3/18/1953 | Backward Classes Commission inaugurated. |
| 3/22/1991 | President withholds assent to the pension bill of Members of Parliament. |
| 7/4/1899 | Vishnuprasad Ranchhoddas Trivedi, famous critic in Gujrati, educationist and author, was born at Umreth, Gujarat . |
| 2/1/1968 | United Nation's Conference on Trade and Development opens in New Delhi. |
| 12/28/1892 | Dr. Shivajirao Ganesh (Daji Patwardhan), famous social worker and Padmashri awardee, was born. |
| 3/18/1997 | Indo-Bangladesh friendship treaty, signed 25 years ago, expires. |
| 3/12/1988 | Samresh Basu, famous Bengali writer, passed away. |
| 10/20/1990 | Andhra Pradesh Government announces a five-day week for all offices and educational institutions from November 01, 1990. |
| 9/10/1918 | Muslim riots break out in Calcutta. |
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