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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.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/7/1905 | The first political documentary ootage was the Great Bengal Partition Movement: Meeting and Procession shot by Jyotish Sarkar and Jamshedji F. Madan in Calcutta. |
| 3/27/1989 | T. N. Seshan was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 23-12-1989. |
| 5/28/1883 | Vinayak Damodar Savarkar ""Veer Savarkar"", great freedom fighter, social reformer, politician and writer, was born at Bhagur village near Nasik. |
| 12/20/1931 | Leela Nag (Leela Roy), freedom fighter and editor of Jayshri, was arrested in Bengal for her association with ""Depali Sangh"" who supported Chatgang Ammunition Plot against the Bengal Government. |
| 2/22/1996 | Indian police charge 14 more politicians in corruption scandal that has already led to resignations from the Prime Minister Narasimha Rao's govt. |
| 1/1/1987 | United Nations General Assembly announced this year to be observed as the ""International Year of Shelter for the Homeless"". (5-10-87). |
| 6/9/1999 | The Indian army occupies two key positions in the Batalik sector. |
| 6/9/1999 | Sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan, leader of India, was born. |
| 7/10/1992 | P.Chidambaram,Union Minister, resigns owning responsibility for investing in 'Fairgrowth'. |
| 3/9/1997 | Mumbai takes Wills Trophy in Mohali. |
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