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Historical Event on 6/3/1947
British Government issued the partition plan, which was worked out by Lord Louis Mountbatten in New Delhi and was accepted by both Muslim League and Congress. The salient features of the partition were, 1) Provices of Bengal and Punjab to be divided., 2) The Indians will form the constitution of India and it will only be applicable in the areas where people accept it., 3) The province of Baluchistan shall adopt proper ways to decide its future., 4) 562 Princely States shall be free to decide their own future., 5) Referendum shall be held in N.W.F.P. and Assam., 6) The Governor General of both countries shall be the executive head of their respective countries., 7) Military assets shall be divided between the two countries and 8) Red Cliff Mission was setup, to demarcate the boundaries of the two countries. India would become free on 15th August 1947.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/21/1978 | Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer, poet, editor of 'Dainik Batori', journalist and lawyer, passed away. He participated in the Quit India Movement for which he was arrested. |
| 2/24/1986 | Rukmini Devi passed away. |
| 12/24/1905 | Sen Triguna, educationist and technologist, was born. |
| 12/11/1991 | R. G. Sardesai, veteran journalist, died. |
| 9/26/1975 | Notification to pay equal payment to both men and women workers was promulgated. |
| 7/27/1995 | 11 Cong-I and National Conference activists were gunned down in J&K after they were abducted from their homes. |
| 2/22/1947 | Nehru welcomes British independence offer, invites Muslims to join at New Delhi. |
| 12/25/1861 | Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, freedom fighter and founder of Banaras Hindu University, was born at Allahabad. |
| 11/10/1698 | East India Company purchased Calcutta, which had not more than a village at that time. |
| 1/16/1945 | Kabir Bedi, famous Hindi and foreign actor (Thief of Baghdad, Terminal Entry), was born. |
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