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Historical Event on 7/13/1947
An Indian Independence Bill was moved in the British Parliament on 4th July 1947 which became an 'Act' on 13th July 1947. Two Boundary Commissions under Sir Cyril Radcliff were appointed to demarcate the boundaries of Punjab and Bengal.
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12/9/1989 | Shyama Charan Shukla sworn in as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. |
10/11/1994 | Molly Chacko at Hiroshima sets record for 3000m (Women) in 9.06.42. |
10/30/1908 | Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at Pasumpon village, Tamil Nadu. |
4/5/1940 | Charles Freer Andrews, a Christian Missionary, died in Calcutta. He is also referred as ""Deenabandhu Andrews"". |
1/24/1966 | Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government. |
1/11/1966 | Gulzarilal Nanda was appointed as the acting Prime Minister of India. He held this position till January 24, 1966. |
5/29/1972 | Prithviraj Kapoor, famous film actor, passed away. |
7/29/1997 | India to revive 'Agni' Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile programme. |
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