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Historical Event on 03/09/1500

Pedro Cabral departs from Pourtugol with 13 ships to India.

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9/8/1947There 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.