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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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/22/1998Sahib Singh Verma, Delhi Chief Minister, and BJP vice-president K. L. Sharma are fined Rs. 100 each for riding a motorcycle without helmet in New Delhi.
5/28/1992Indo-US naval exercises begin.
2/7/1931Satpal Kapur, Congress leader, was born.
9/19/1997Ambar Roy, Indian test batsman (1969-70), died in Calcutta.
9/9/1997Pravin Thipsay becomes India's third chess Grand Master.
10/23/1992UPSC decides to introduce a new essay paper for the civil services examination.
6/25/1975President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed signed the declaration of Emergency Rule in India. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi implemented the same very next day.
1/21/1908Gandhiji agrees to settlement on basis of voluntary registration, if Registration Act is repealed.
4/15/1948Purushottamdas Tandon was honoured with the title of 'Rajashri' at a huge rally by Devaraha Baba. He was awarded the Prestigious 'Bharat Ratna' award.
12/24/1999Koneru Humpy won the under-12 boys' title and P. Harikrishna won the Under-14 boys' title at the Asian Youth Chess Championship in Ahmedabad.