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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.
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| 9/15/1965 | President Ayub Khan appeals to the US to use its influence to end Indian-Pakistani hostilities. |
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| 4/23/1968 | Bade Gulam Ali Khan, famous ghazal singer, passed away. |
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| 5/29/1972 | Prithviraj Kapoor, famous film actor, passed away. |
| 3/15/1831 | First Marathi Almanac (Panchang) started by Ganpat Krishnaji. |
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