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Historical Event on 8/15/1947
Sir Cyril Radcliffe Award on the new boundaries of West Punjab, East Punjab, West Bengal, East Bengal and Assam.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/2/1986 | Kashinath Ghanekar, famous stage artist, passed away. |
| 10/19/1983 | Prof. Subramanyam Chandrasekhar shares the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics with fellow American Prof. William Fowler. |
| 5/3/1998 | Kushabhau Thakre takes over as the new BJP President. |
| 2/9/1984 | Balasarasvati, eminent classical Karnatic singer and Bharat Natyam dancer of worldwide acclaim, passed away in Madras. |
| 12/20/1876 | Bankinchrandra Chattopadhyay wrote ""Vande Mataram"". |
| 9/22/1902 | Sorabjee Harmasji Colah, (right-hand batsman who batted in India's first two Tests), was born in Bombay. |
| 12/8/1930 | British Gen. Norman Simpson shot at desk by Indian nationalists. |
| 2/6/1994 | Ram Mahadik, Congress leader, passed away. |
| 12/11/1843 | Robert Koch, famous French scientist, was born in Clausthal village, Germany. |
| 8/29/1612 | Battle at Surat in India; English fleet beats Portuguese. |
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