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Historical Event on 5/1/1947

Congress Working Committee accepts Partition in principle.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/5/1903Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India.
11/25/1987India all out for 75 vs West Indies at Delhi. Patterson took 5-24.
9/14/1820Agri-Horticultural Garden of Calcutta started functioning.
6/9/1964Lal Bahadur Shastri became the second Prime Minister of India when the country was shocked of Jawaharlal Nehru's death and Indo-China war. Shastri gave the quotation ""Jai Jawan Jai Kisan"" which motivated the war-affected Indians to boost their morale. He remained in this office till he died on January 11, 1966 at Taskent. In his cabinet, Indira Gandhi served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
9/23/1803British-Indian forces defeated the Marathas in the Battle of Assaye.
12/12/1925Dattatreya Gajanan Phadkar alias ""Dattu"" Phadkar, cricketer (pace bowler all-rounder for India), Kolhapur, Maharastra, was born.
1/25/1994Mine fire at Asansol India, kills 55.
11/10/1909Gandhiji replies to Tolstoy, sends his biography by Doke.
8/14/1947Pakistan was partitioned from India. Gandhiji hailed the following day as one of rejoicing for deliverance from British bondage.
9/25/1985Akali Dal wins Punjab state elections.