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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.

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6/22/1993	The centre bans the use of 12 pesticides.
12/20/2000	The Government accepts the Eleventh Finance Commission recommendation to extend grants to all the States from the Incentive Fund.
6/20/1858	Gwalior fort was captured by British troops and the first Indian Sepoy Mutiny officially came to an end.
5/11/1991	Naxalities in Andhra abduct P. Sudhir Kumar, son of the former Union Minister Shiv Shankar.
3/6/1991	Chandrasekhar resigns as PM.
9/1/1956	Life Insurance Corporation of India was established and all Life Insurance Business Companies were nationalised and merged in this corporation.
9/4/1888	Mahatma Gandhi left for London, England to study Law.
6/9/1752	French army surrenders to the English in Trichinopoly, India.
4/6/1956	Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1976-92),was born in Rajapur, Maharashtra. He has received Arjun Award (1981) and Padmashree (1987).
8/1/1957	M. K. Vellodi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 04-06-1958.

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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.

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.