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Historical Event on 9/8/1947
There was little time to celebrate independence in India and Pakistan as large parts of the dominions were paralyzed with fear. Mobs ran wild as Muslims and Hindus battled to death and turned streets into rivers of blood.

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11/29/1994	M.H. Kania, former Chief Justice of India made Chairman of the 14th Law Commission.
5/30/1985	Earthquake in Srinagar.
12/25/1969	India all out for 163 at Madras vs Australia, Ashley Mallett takes 5-91.
6/19/1931	Nandini Satpathy, politician, was born at Cuttack in Orissa.
4/1/1889	Dr. Keshavrao Baliram Hedgewar, politician and founder of Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh (RSS), was born.
8/27/1992	The President issues two ordinances making it mandatory for new medical and dental colleges to obtain prior approval of the Medical and Dental Councils of India before their establishment.
10/16/1994	IRS P-2 successfully placed in orbit.
8/15/1947	India gains independence from the British rule and Pakistan emerges as a separate Islamic nation. Around 600,000 die in clashes during the subsequent population exchange of 14 million people between the two new countries.
5/5/1966	Jan Congress Party was established in Orissa.
5/10/1905	Pankaj Malik, music director, was born.

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Historical Event on 9/8/1947 There was little time to celebrate independence in India and Pakistan as large parts of the dominions were paralyzed with fear. Mobs ran wild as Muslims and Hindus battled to death and turned streets into rivers of blood.

Historical Event on 9/8/1947
There was little time to celebrate independence in India and Pakistan as large parts of the dominions were paralyzed with fear. Mobs ran wild as Muslims and Hindus battled to death and turned streets into rivers of blood.