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Historical Event on 8/1/1947
Partition of India into India and Pakistan. Power transferred. Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Muhammed Ali Jinnah, Governor General of Pakistan.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/25/1975 | President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed signed the declaration of Emergency Rule in India. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi implemented the same very next day. |
| 1/4/1892 | J. C. Kumarappa, a Gandhian by thought, was born. |
| 7/1/1997 | Prime Minister inaugurated India's first Science City in Calcutta. |
| 7/29/1927 | Madhavsingh Solanki, one of the leaders in Gujarat, was born. |
| 8/11/1922 | Manmohan Krishna, famous actor, was born. |
| 6/12/1976 | Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Gopinath Kaviraj, editor and master, died at Varanasi. |
| 1/2/1994 | India and Pakistan resume talks after a gap of 16 months. |
| 8/2/1953 | Baldev Ramji Mirdha ""Kisan Kesari"", great social worker, leader and politician, died in harness while going to address a Kisan Conference. He also played a vital role in formation of Rajasthan. |
| 1/1/1999 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Elderly"". |
| 1/31/1983 | The first floating Dry Dock was launched at Howrah. |
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