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Historical Event on 8/15/1947
On the the stroke of mid-night on 14th August 1947, India became independent and was partitioned. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of free India. The mixed economy policy was taken on a five-year plan basis for economic development. On 26th January 1950, India became a democratic and is the biggest democracy of the world today. In 1956, on the basis of languages, India was divided into 14 states and 6 union territories. Today, there are 27 states and 7 union territories.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/4/1999 | The Indian Army recaptured Tiger Hill after a 11 hour assault, and hoisted the tricolour atop the 16,500 ft. peak. |
| 1/29/1983 | Piloo Mody, veteran Parliament member and senior leader of Janata Party, passed away. |
| 1/1/1948 | Orissa High Court was established at Cuttack for Orissa territory. |
| 11/20/1990 | Union Government asks Supreme Court to repeal the $470 million Bhopal Gas settlement order. |
| 11/22/1999 | A.B.Vajpayee, Prime Minister, expands cabinet as four more ministers join the ministry including Arun Shourie. |
| 5/23/1975 | P. S. Bapat, victoria cross winner Lieutenant General, passed away. |
| 12/19/2000 | A massive blaze guts Mehboob Studio, one of the oldest in Mumbai city. |
| 3/16/1946 | India calls Attlee's independence offer contradictory, 'a propaganda move'. |
| 2/6/1994 | Indian Union Muslim League splits, G.M.Banatwala elected President in place of Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait. |
| 10/21/1999 | B. R. Chopra, filmmaker, gets the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. |
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