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Historical Event on 7/5/1947

Indian Act, 1947 was presented in British Parliament, which was then accepted by the emperor on 18th July.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/11/1902Loknayak Jayprakash Harsudayal Narayan, veteran socialist leader, was born at Sitabdiara village (border of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar) in Bihar. He was awarded Bharat Ratna on Dec. 23, 1998 and played a key role in formation of Janta Party which defeated Indian National Congress for the first time.
10/12/1993The first operational sortie in Somalia was undertaken with the Brigade Commander and his Deputy on board to recede the area of responsibility in and around Baidoa which was to be the bridage's permanent location.
4/24/1959Nehru meets the exiled Dalai Lama in Mussoorie.
3/12/1944No. 7 Squadron, which had flown its Vengeances on some missions against dissident tribesmen in North Waziristan, started operations in the Arakan from an airstrip at Uderbund near Kumbigram.
11/22/1990Laloo Prasad Yadav, Bihar CM, wins confidence motion (202-108).
8/27/1958Metric system of weights and measures introduced.
5/21/1923Keshavrao Kothavle `Lalit', editor of monthly magazine, was born.
9/1/1965Pakistan launched Operation 'Grand Slam' in Chhamb sector aimed at Akhnoor in Jammu. Indians had battled Pakistanis in air and on ground at Kashmir.
5/15/1999The BJP and at least 13 of its allies rename themselves the National Democratic Alliance.
7/1/1927Chandrashekhar, former Prime Minister of India, was born.