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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
9/29/2000	A special court convicted former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and his then cabinet colleague Buta Singh in the JMM MPs' bribery case. Nine others got benefit of doubt.
9/30/1981	Pakistan Commando soldiers release 66 hostages in Lahore from five Khalistan hijackers and activists of the Dal Khalsa International.
4/6/1664	Harkhishan Singh, Sikh Guru, died.
8/15/1992	Karnataka seeks army help to nab sandal wood smuggler Veerappan.
11/21/1985	Ramnath Kenny, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1958-60), passed away.
12/29/1959	Durgapur Iron Plant inaugurated.
1/10/1959	Martin Luther King, the US Black leader, arrived in New Delhi.
12/29/1965	First Indian-made tank 'Vijayanta' rolled off the Avadi Heavy Vehicles factory.
9/1/1998	Leaded petrol is banned in Delhi.
9/7/1947	Gandhiji leaves Calcutta for Delhi; commences daily visits to riot-affected areas.

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