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Historical Event on 8/1/1947

Partition of India into India and Pakistan. Power transferred. Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Muhammed Ali Jinnah, Governor General of Pakistan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/29/1997Olympic Hockey captain Pargat Singh announces retirement.
12/3/1998India and Portugal sign an agreement in New Delhi for setting up a joint committee to enhance cooperation in science and technology.
9/12/1998Bihar flood toll mounts to 320.
9/17/1956Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC ) established.
4/11/1993Tamil Nadu and Karnataka decide to form a joint task force to nab Veerappan and announces a reward of Rs. 40 lakh for his capture.
9/7/1931Meena Mangeshkar, famous playback singer, was born.
10/30/1977Demonstrators and police clash in Madras as Indira Gandhi tours the country.
2/28/1936Kamla Nehru, wife of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, great revolutionary freedom fighter and social worker, passed away near Lausanne in Switzerland.
9/21/1984National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources and National Institute of Animal Genetics were set up. These institutes were initially located in the campus of southern regional station of National Dairy Research Institute, Bangalore. They were then shifted to Karnal in July 1985.
2/21/1829Kittur Rani Channamma, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away.