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Historical Event on 8/15/1947

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru becomes the first Indian Prime Minister of free India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/3/1999Cochin Port Trust men and Southern Railway women won the 21st Federation Cup volleyball titles in Pathanamthitta.
1/8/1925Mohan Rakesh, veteran Hindi playright, was born. His noted books are ""Aadhe Adhure"" and ""Aashaad Ka Ek Din"".
8/4/2000Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and the last member of the British royal family to bear the title ''Empress of India'', celebrated her 100th birthday.
11/16/1986Second SAARC summit held at Bangalore.
1/29/1976Parliament approves permanent government and censorship of newspapers at New Delhi.
10/22/1997Indian veterans take winning 3-0 lead against Pakistan in the five-match cricket series.
2/12/1928Bardoli Satyagrah (Gujarat) was led by Vallabhbhai Patel against the Bombay government's decision to hike the revenue on cotton by 22 percent while its prices declined Internationally. Ultimately the govenment quashed the hike.
1/14/1882Maharshi Raghunath Dhondo Karve, father of Family Planning and Sex Education, was born.
4/23/1795East India Company gave Warren Hastings a grant of the money and he was honourably acquitted of the charges.
7/18/1946U.K. Parliament approves British Cabinet mission report on India but Churchill says that the mission went too far in offering India independence outside of the Commonwealth.