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Historical Event on 8/14/1947

Pakistan was partitioned from India. Gandhiji hailed the following day as one of rejoicing for deliverance from British bondage.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/29/1971Cyclone & tidal wave off Bay of Bengal kills as many as 10,000 people.
12/20/1967Indira Gandhi gets powers to outlaw groups that question sovereignty.
8/10/1992P. P. Thorat, retired Lt and General, died.
12/11/1881Subramania Bharati was born at Ettaiyapuram.
11/14/1959Nehru rejects China's proposal for a mutual withdrawal of troops from a border buffer zone.
7/25/1938Gautam Kalicharan, famous Hindi poet, was born.
5/30/1991Uma Shankar Dixit (90) passed away.
10/30/1977Demonstrators and police clash in Madras as Indira Gandhi tours the country.
3/6/1962Ambika Chakrovorty, great revolutionary and warrior, passed away.
11/6/2000Richa Mishra creates a national record in the women's 400m individual medley in 5.15.28sec in the 55th Senior National Aquatic championship in Calcutta.