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Historical Event on 7/1/1947
British Parliament passes the India Independence Act and fixes August 15 for the transfer of power.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/5/1927 | Sarjit Singh Bal, educationist, was born in Renala Khurd, Punjab. |
| 8/10/1986 | Gen. A.S. Vaidya, who was Chief of Army Staff, at the time of 'Operation Blue Star', was shot dead at Pune. |
| 3/16/1992 | Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the honorary Oscar by a three-member Oscar committee at a Calcutta nursing home. |
| 5/11/1985 | Booby (Doll) trap bomb kills 86 people in India. |
| 3/1/1908 | Tata Iron & Steel Company was the first steel company to be established in India. |
| 2/19/1911 | Merle Oberon, film actress (Assignment Foreign Legion), was born in Calcutta, India. |
| 1/4/1998 | V.D.I.S. nets Rs.10,500 crores with Rs 33,000 crore black money disclosed in 4,66,031 declarations made. |
| 11/9/1967 | Bhartiya Kranti Dal, a new political party founded. |
| 5/5/1986 | Controversial Muslim Women Bill passed by Lok Sabha. |
| 6/30/1834 | Congress creates Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). |
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