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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
6/27/1894Chhaganbapa (Chhaganlal Karamshi Parekh), great social worker, was born.
9/26/1996High Court rejected Rao's petition for anticipatory bail in Pathak cheating case.
4/4/1912Dhundiraj Gopal Sapre, Sahityaratna and Sanskrit litterateur, was born.
10/1/1981Activists of the Dal Khalsa, who masterminded the hijacking of Indian Airlines plane. arrested.
12/4/1796Bajirao became the second Peshwa.
1/8/1992D. P. Sahastrabuddhe 'Anand', editor of monthly magzine, passed away.
6/4/1972First Environment Day.
2/18/1931Swraj Paul, Indian and British industrialist and multi-millionaire (Caparo), was born.
11/9/1948Administration of Mayurbhanj State taken over by the Government of India.
1/27/1984First unit of Atomic Energy Production Centre started at Kalpakkam.