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Historical Event on 7/18/1947

Indian Independence Act, signed by King George VI, was proclaimed as Indian Freedom Act, 1947.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/24/1993IA's Delhi-Srinagar Boeing with 141 persons, hijacked by a Kashmiri militant lands, in Amritsar.
11/27/1999BJP suspends former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Kalyan Singh from the primary membership of the Party for defying Mr. Vajpayee.
3/24/1992Congress (I) strength goes up by six seats in the Rajya Sabha on account of biennial polls.
2/18/1905Indian Home Rule Society was founded at London by Shyamji Krishna Varma.
10/1/1903Sachindev Burman (S. D. Burman), famous film music director, was born.
4/12/1978India's first double decker train was started between Victoria Terminus (CST) and Pune which beared the name as ""Janta Express"", which is now known under the name of Shivaji's fort as ""Singhgarh Express"".
1/14/1946Two jetties collapse in Ganges; 160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed.
10/26/194627 die as violence between Hindus and Muslims continued in Calcutta.
1/27/1988The first ever helicopter mail service was inaugurated at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The first flight was from Port Blair to Havelock Island and its inaugurated by the Governer of Andaman and Nicobar Island.
7/18/1908Fourteen thousand mill workers go on strike at Bombay.