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Historical Event on 8/15/1947
India and Pakistan gain independence (dominion status). Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Mohammad Ali Jinnah is appointed the Governor General of Pakistan. Independent India's first cabinet meeting with Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister held. Members of the first Cabinet were: 1. J. L. Nehru - PM, External and Commonwealth Relations and Scientific Research, 2. Sardar Patel - Home Information and Broadcasting and States, 3. Dr. Rajendra Praised - Food and Agriculture, 4. Maulana Azad - Education, 5. John Mathai - Railways and Transport, 6. Sardar Baldev Singh - Defence, 7. Jagjivan Ram - Labour, 8. C. H. Bhabha - Commerce, 9. R. A. Kidwai - Communications, 10. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur - Health, 11. B. R. Ambedkar - Law 12. R. K. Sanmukham Chetty - Finance, 13. Shyama Prasad Mookerji - Industries and Supplies, 14. N. V. Gadgil - Works, Mines and Power.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/12/1922	Mahatma Gandhi announce the withdrawal of non-cooperation movement.
5/14/1923	Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar, one of the founder members of Indian Congress and social reformer, passed away.
11/22/1915	Mohandas Gandhi returns to India.
8/18/1920	Harbhajan Singh, educationist and writer, was born at Lumding.
8/18/1920	Akbar left for Agra when he received the report of widespread rebellion. He arrived in Ahmedabad by forced marches on the eleventh day.
7/22/1918	During the First World War, India's first fighter pilot Indra Lal Rai's plane was shot down in battle by Germans planes near London. Rai had fought for Britisher's Force.
9/25/1899	Narhar Gangadhar Apte, great Hindi writer, was born at Satara.
2/20/1994	Government makes the first appointment under 27\% reservation for Other Backward Classes in Central Services and Public Sector Undertaking.
5/4/1992	India and Russia sign a five-year agreement on trade and economic cooperation.
12/23/1977	Harvinder Singh, great Indian ODI pace-bowler (1997), was born.

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