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Historical Event on 7/1/1947
British Parliament passes the India Independence Act and fixes August 15 for the transfer of power.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/17/1999 | Pramod Mahajan, Parliamentary Affairs Minister, announces that Women's Bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha. |
| 7/23/1856 | Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, scholar, mathematician, philosopher, militant nationalist Indian leader and who helped lay the foundation for India's independence, was born at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra. |
| 3/30/1665 | Murarbaji died at Purandar fort during a battle with Dilerkhan. |
| 12/21/1911 | Central Bank of India established. |
| 10/23/1934 | Gandhi resigns as leader of the All India Congress. |
| 4/23/1994 | Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait, former Indian Union Muslim League president, floats a new party - the Indian National League. |
| 9/7/1965 | U.S. suspends military aid to India and Pakistan. |
| 5/13/2000 | The Union Government gives its approval for the creation of the three new states of Jharkhand, Uttaranchal and Chhattisgarh to be carved out of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. |
| 10/16/1945 | Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) established. |
| 4/5/1957 | The first Communist ministry in a state was installed in Kerala. |
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