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Historical Event on 8/15/1947
India and Pakistan gain independence (dominion status). Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Mohammad Ali Jinnah is appointed the Governor General of Pakistan. Independent India's first cabinet meeting with Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister held. Members of the first Cabinet were: 1. J. L. Nehru - PM, External and Commonwealth Relations and Scientific Research, 2. Sardar Patel - Home Information and Broadcasting and States, 3. Dr. Rajendra Praised - Food and Agriculture, 4. Maulana Azad - Education, 5. John Mathai - Railways and Transport, 6. Sardar Baldev Singh - Defence, 7. Jagjivan Ram - Labour, 8. C. H. Bhabha - Commerce, 9. R. A. Kidwai - Communications, 10. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur - Health, 11. B. R. Ambedkar - Law 12. R. K. Sanmukham Chetty - Finance, 13. Shyama Prasad Mookerji - Industries and Supplies, 14. N. V. Gadgil - Works, Mines and Power.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/22/1858	Gannau resident of Samosa Gali in Delhi, arrested for revolutionary activities, was hanged.
12/22/1940	Manvendranath Rai established the Radical Democratic Party.
1/29/1999	Alok Kumar of Punjab defeated Devendra Joshi of Maharashtra at the IIT complex at New Delhi.
10/3/1950	India protests U.N. troops' crossing of 38th parallel in New York.
11/19/1961	World Council of Churches convened their third assembly at New Delhi during which the International Missionary Council and its work was integrated into the larger ecumenical group.
7/30/1957	Export Risk Insurance Corporation of India was established through which exporting materials were insured.
2/8/1912	Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, passed away.
10/16/1994	CIA connection to CN Annadurai alleged in book on Seshan, Jayalalitha obtains stay.
5/28/1907	Purohit Dingambar Vinayak (Nanasaheb), leader in Maharashtra, was born.
6/1/1996	H.D. Deve Gowda's 21-member Central cabinet sworn in.

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