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Historical Event on 9/8/1947

There was little time to celebrate independence in India and Pakistan as large parts of the dominions were paralyzed with fear. Mobs ran wild as Muslims and Hindus battled to death and turned streets into rivers of blood.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/6/1889Sarat Chandra Bose, freedom fighter, journalist and leader, was born.
4/30/1909Kirpal Prem Nath, educationist, was born at Moga (Punjab).
7/16/1956K. L. Pawar, who guided students for the written examinations, was born.
4/2/1942Andaman Islands, U.S. Army Air Force Flying Fortresses, bomb the Japanese fleet.
7/13/1905Premnath Bazaz, famous Kashmir freedom fighter, was born.
9/30/1996PVN Rao, who was to appear in court in the Pathak cheating case, gets a reprieve
7/20/1680Chhatrapati Sambhaji was throne.
11/20/1946Gandhiji starts tour without party.
4/20/1989President's rule imposed in Karnataka.
10/2/1950Persis Khambatta, famous actress (Star Trek, Megaforce), was born in Bombay.