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Historical Event on 8/15/1947
India and Pakistan gain independence (dominion status). Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Mohammad Ali Jinnah is appointed the Governor General of Pakistan. Independent India's first cabinet meeting with Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister held. Members of the first Cabinet were: 1. J. L. Nehru - PM, External and Commonwealth Relations and Scientific Research, 2. Sardar Patel - Home Information and Broadcasting and States, 3. Dr. Rajendra Praised - Food and Agriculture, 4. Maulana Azad - Education, 5. John Mathai - Railways and Transport, 6. Sardar Baldev Singh - Defence, 7. Jagjivan Ram - Labour, 8. C. H. Bhabha - Commerce, 9. R. A. Kidwai - Communications, 10. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur - Health, 11. B. R. Ambedkar - Law 12. R. K. Sanmukham Chetty - Finance, 13. Shyama Prasad Mookerji - Industries and Supplies, 14. N. V. Gadgil - Works, Mines and Power.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/29/1880	Madhav Shrihari Ane, greatest Freedom fighter, was born.
8/16/1901	Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born.
1/29/1983	Piloo Mody, veteran Parliament member and senior leader of Janata Party, passed away.
9/9/1949	Hindi was accepted as the national language of India.
9/9/1949	Sultan Mehmood completely destroyed the Temple of Somnath.
10/2/1952	Community Development Programme started.
8/2/2000	The Lok Sabha performs a ''hat-trick'' by setting off the process for the creation of three new states by passing the Jharkhand Bill.
5/9/1992	Killer brew claims 175 lives in Orissa, Excise Minister Prasanna Kumar Acharya resigns.
7/1/1989	Yashvantrao Chavan Open University was established.
7/16/1954	French rule ends in Mahe. De facto power was transferred to the people and the Indian flag hoisted.

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