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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
12/5/1950Sikkim becomes a protectorate of India.
10/12/1995Inderjit Gupta re-elected General Secretary of CPI.
10/2/1951Dr. Shyamprasad Mukharjee established Bhartiya JanSangh Party.
1/29/1896Swami Paranabananda Brahamachari, founder of `Bharat Sevashram Sangha', was born in Bajitpur village of Faridpur district. He took 'sanyas' in 1924.
2/21/1983More than 600 people were killed in the Indian state of Assam after student agitators protesting the immigration of Muslim refugees from Bangladesh attempted to stop state elections.
4/26/1995SAARC decides to launch South Asia Preferential Trade Area (SAPTA).
9/10/1918Muslim riots break out in Calcutta.
10/30/1947The first Spitfires from the Advanced Flying School at Ambala reached Srinagar and were soon engaged in strafing the raiders beyond Pattan. Within a week, the Tempests of No. 7 Squadron were playing a decisive role in the battle of Shelatang which halted the forward momentum of the insurgents.
7/10/1984White Paper on Punjab released by Union Government.
10/4/1999Rest of India won the Zal Irani Trophy in Bangalore.