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Historical Event on 8/14/1947

Sir Harilal Jekisundas Kania was appinted as the Chief Justice of India. He was in this office till 05/11/1951.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/12/1949S Vijaya Laxmi Pandit, first woman foreign ambassador, was received in US.
10/10/1996UP polls throw up a hung assembly.
2/2/1982Geet Sethi becomes the youngest Indian to win the National Billiards' crown at Madras.
10/19/1983Union Government takes over the management of 13 textile undertakings in Bombay; marathon strike in cotton textile industry ends.
9/5/1987Shanbagh, Vandana Rao, Shiny and Usha sets record in the women's category for 4x400m race in 3.31.55 seconds at Rome .
5/25/1979Commercial Unity Day started.
7/11/1998The Government reduces customs duty on edible oils under the Open General Licence from 20 to 10 per cent.
2/12/1993Kapil Dev crosses 400 wickets and 5000 runs in test cricket.
9/23/1863Rao Tularam Singh Yadav, freedom fighter, was one of the key leaders of the Indian rebellion of 1857, in Haryana, where he is considered a state hero.
7/28/1994Sudhakarrao Naik, G. Ramanujam and O. N. Srivastava appointed Governors.