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Historical Event on 9/1/1947

Mahatma Gandhi undertakes a fast for unity among Hindus and Muslims. He breaks the fast after 73 hours when peace is restored.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/7/1910'Bharat History Research Mandal' was established.
11/22/1968Lok Sabha passed notification to change the name of Madras state as Tamil Nadu.
10/18/1995Punjab CM Harcharan Singh Brar inducts All India Youth Congress President Maninderjit Singh Bitta in to the cabinet.
10/21/1997RBI de-regulates deposit rates, reduces CRR and Bank Rate (from 10\% to 9) and allows banks to have two sets of Prime Lending Rates.
9/28/1929Lata Mangeshkar, great playback singer, was born.
8/23/1958Marathwada University was started.
12/12/1965Vijayanta, first India-made millitary tank which was handed over to the Army, was manufactured at Avadi Heavy Vehicles Factory at Madras.
7/10/1984White Paper on Punjab released by Union Government.
12/6/1995Prabhakar Barve,painter of international fame, passed away.
3/25/193150 killed in riots in India; Gandhi assaulted.