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Historical Event on 6/15/1947

All-India Congress accepts British plan for partition of India in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/21/1998India 'B' beats Sri Lanka 3-2 in the final of the Bristol Freedom Cup four-nation football tournament in Colombo.
3/13/1989The first straw fired thermal power plant was laid in Jakhari village of Punjab.
6/17/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950).
4/14/1905Earthquake at Kangra region in Himachal.
1/24/1994India sends six proposals to Pakistan to resolve bilateral problems.
9/12/1961Nalin Vilochan Sharma, great Hindi critic, died.
3/30/1994Bombay beat Bengal by 8 wickets to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
4/18/1904Ramnath Goenka, president and founder of Indian Express Group, was born.
11/8/1927Lal Krishna Adwani was born in Karachi (now in Pakistan).
1/23/1975Omeo Kumar Das, one of the great patriots of Assam, passed away at the age of 81. He selflessly worked for the tea plantation workers and made efforts to get them better living standards. He translated Gandhiji's autobiography ""My Experiments with Truth"" in Assamese language.