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Historical Event on 7/13/1947
An Indian Independence Bill was moved in the British Parliament on 4th July 1947 which became an 'Act' on 13th July 1947. Two Boundary Commissions under Sir Cyril Radcliff were appointed to demarcate the boundaries of Punjab and Bengal.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/22/1875 | Nandkishor Bal, great Oria poet, novelist and critic, was born. |
| 6/12/1970 | Gopinath Kaviraj, Padmavibhushan awardee and critic, passed away. |
| 10/24/1991 | Ismat Chugtai, famous Urdu author, social worker and campaigner for justice for women, died at the age of 80 years. |
| 8/19/1910 | Sister Alphonsa, teacher and social worker, was born at Kudamaloor, Kerala. |
| 12/21/2000 | Women's Bill put off again. |
| 4/26/1999 | The President dissolves Lok Sabha and orders fresh elections. |
| 12/28/1983 | Gavaskar achieves his 30th century beating Bradman's 29. |
| 10/27/1987 | Vijay Merchant, cricketer (Test average 47.72, 1st-class avg 71), died. |
| 1/16/1901 | Mahadeo Govind Ranade, eminent social worker and thinker, passed away. |
| 10/24/1997 | Kerala bans ragging in educational institutions by an ordinance. |
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