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Historical Event on 4/30/1947

The entire nation is stirred by religious strife.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/23/1967Pandey Bechain Sharma (Ugra) passed away.
10/2/1934Indian Naval Force was established.
8/7/1980Mother Teresa visits the poor in Bronx at New York.
8/9/1942The Congress at its Bombay session passed the famous Quit India resolution, calling for mass struggle on non-violent lines on the widest possible scale, under the leadership of Gandhiji. He stressed that ""We shall either free India or die in the attempt; We shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery""; popularly known as ""Do or Die"". But before the Congress could start the movement, the government arrested all the major leaders and the Congress was declared illegal. Spontaneous popular revolts broke out with the battle cry of 'British Quit India'.
1/3/1966Chetan Jagatram Manohar Sharma, cricketer (Indian Test pace bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987), was born in Ludhiana.
7/26/1993Swami Chinmayananda is named 1992 Hindu of the Year for a lifetime of dynamic service to Sanatana Dharma worldwide. He attained 'mahasamadhi' on July 26 at age 77.
11/11/1913Gandhi sentenced to nine months' imprisonment at South Africa.
3/31/1997Lakhubhai Pathak, prominent NRI businessman who had accused Narasimha Rao of cheating $ 100,000, died in London.
6/15/1991General Election (10th) of India ends. In this election Indian National Congress won.
2/13/1991Muslim League leaves the UDF in Kerala.