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Historical Event on 3/23/1947

Lord Mountbatten was sent as a Viceroy to India who was designated to free India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/30/1998Ghasiram Yadav (74), member of Parliament representing Alawar in Rajasthan and former MLA and Minister in the State, died in Jaipur.
6/6/1999Paes-Bhupathi bagged their maiden Grand Slam doubles crown, defeating Goran Ivanisevic and Jeff Tarango in the final.
1/3/1880Publication of 'Illustrated Weekly of India' started.
3/26/1931New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies.
3/31/1999The PIO card, conferring privileges on persons of Indian origin settled abroad, is formally launched.
3/22/1949SSC Examination system started.
4/20/1971Air India started Boing 707 Jumbo Jet flight between Bombay and London.
11/16/1995Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), India's first elevated suburban railway, becomes operational in Madras.
3/23/1982Annasaheb Patil, father of Maratha Mahasangh, passed away.
7/16/1969Morarji Desai resigns from cabinet.