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Historical Event on 8/14/1947

Pakistan was partitioned from India. Gandhiji hailed the following day as one of rejoicing for deliverance from British bondage.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/5/1968Naval Submarine wing in Indian Naval Force came into existence with the arrival of the first submarine from the Soviet Union.
3/22/1963World Bank loans India $ 67 mil. to improve its railways.
1/17/1993LTTE commander Sadasivan Krishnakumar alias Kittu was killed in a ship blaze off Madras coast.
6/29/2000The Election Commission derecognises seven regional parties in some states -- Samata Party in Haryana, Shiv Sena in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the RJD in Manipur, NTR-Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh, the Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) in Chandigarh, the United Minority Front in Assam and the Haryana Vikas Party in Haryana-- These will remain registered but unrecognised parties.
1/26/1931Gandhiji was unconditionally released from prison.
6/12/1997Sitaram Kesri elected president of Congress I (6224 votes. Sharad Pawar-888; Rajesh Pilot-354).
7/23/1976Hari Chand at Montreal sets record for 10,000m in 28.48.72.
11/14/1993Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha, who quit JD, joins BJP.
5/7/1950Punjab Mail train crashed near Jasidh killing 81 persons.
7/15/1920Earthquake in Delhi.