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Historical Event on 7/18/1947

Indian Independence Act, signed by King George VI, was proclaimed as Indian Freedom Act, 1947.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1902Alwar Iyengar Jaggu, famous Hindi writer and professor, was born at Chatra Ghosham.
2/2/1915Khushvant Singh, famous journalist, was born.
10/26/1981Dattatrey Ramchandra Bendre, Gyanpeet awardee and Kannad poet, died.
9/18/1965Communist government threatens dire consequences on discovering Indian bases on the Chinese side of the China-Sikkim frontier in China.
10/11/1968Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj passed away. (Samadhee)
12/8/1930British Gen. Norman Simpson shot at desk by Indian nationalists.
9/21/1994Ramkrishna Bajaj, freedom fighter and veteran industrialist, passed away.
7/27/1947Princes were appealed to regard people's paramountcy as a privilege.
10/25/1989P. Baiju, Anand Shetty, Arjun Deviah, Ananda Natarajan set a record for India at the 4x100m relay meet in 40.14s at Islamabad.
5/27/1951Taraporewala Aquarium was inaugurated at Mumbai by President Dr. Rajendra Prasad.