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Historical Event on 8/15/1947
India gains independence from the British rule and Pakistan emerges as a separate Islamic nation. Around 600,000 die in clashes during the subsequent population exchange of 14 million people between the two new countries.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/6/1997	New economic grouping BIST-EC (Bangladesh-India-Sri Lanka-Thailand Economic Cooperation forum) comes into being.
4/6/1985	Bombay beat Delhi by 90 runs to win the Ranji Trophy final.
3/21/1916	Ustad Bismilla Khan, clarionett Master, was born at Dumraon in Bihar.
11/21/1971	Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh.
4/4/1997	World Bank Atlas for 1997 put India as world's fifth largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity estimated around $1318 trillion.
3/27/2000	Mohan Bagan lifts title in the National Football league in Calcutta.
6/19/1966	Shiv Sena was established.
9/17/1924	Popati Ramchand Hiranandani, famous Hindi writer, was born at Hyderabad in Sind.
9/18/1992	Andhra government's order of setting up 12 private medical colleges quashed by a full bench of the High Court.
1/19/1963	Kuladhor Chaliha, one of the pioneer Congress leaders of Assam, passed away.

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Historical Event on 8/15/1947 India gains independence from the British rule and Pakistan emerges as a separate Islamic nation. Around 600,000 die in clashes during the subsequent population exchange of 14 million people between the two new countries.

Historical Event on 8/15/1947
India gains independence from the British rule and Pakistan emerges as a separate Islamic nation. Around 600,000 die in clashes during the subsequent population exchange of 14 million people between the two new countries.