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Historical Event on 3/23/1947

Lord Mountbatten was sent as a Viceroy to India who was designated to free India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/10/1872Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji ""Ranji"", Maharaj Jamsaheb of Nawanagar and noted cricketer, was born in village Sarodar near Jamnagar, Kathiawad. He was referred as ""The prince of a little state, but the king of a great game"". He also played for Sussex.
6/30/1993AN-12 phasing out marked the end of a glorious chapter of transport operations in the IAF.
7/21/1947Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.
11/11/1958Inauguration of 'Indian', first one in Indian Explosive Ltd's factory at Gomia.
10/30/1997Kerala Kaumudi's Kannur edition and Internet edition begin.
2/14/2000The Supreme Court stays the Karnataka High Court judgment quashing the State Government's Ashraya scheme for providing plots to the poor.
3/4/1939Lala Har Dayal, revolutionary, nationalist and freedom fighter, passed away at Philadelphia.
5/4/1960Washington, Ike signs wheat pact with India for largest U.S. food sale.
5/22/1993Congress (I) suffers reverses in the by-elections.
10/5/1990Parliament passed the 76th Amendment Bill to extend President's rule in Punjab for another six months from November 10, 1990.