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Historical Event on 8/17/1947

The first British troop leaves for England after Indian independence.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/2/1922Krishnapal Singh, politician and lawyer, was born at Birahuli in Madhya Pradesh.
6/22/1944British 14th army frees Imphal, Assam.
4/28/1986Malayalam film `Chidambaram' directed by G. Aravindan wins best feature film award and Shyam Benegal bags the Best Director award for the Hindi film 'Trikal'.
12/10/1918Rowlatt Act introduced by Lord Chelmsford.
1/26/199921 dalits are gunned down by the Ranbit Sena in Jahanabad district in Bihar.
7/25/1997Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999) retired from the post of 9th President.
1/9/1923Satyendranath Tagore, Bengali litterateur, passed away.
10/15/1997Arundhati Roy (37), Delhi-based author wins Britain's most prestigious literary award 'Booker Prize' for her novel "The God of Small Things'
6/1/1955India's Untouchability (Offence) Act comes into force.
2/22/1994Punjab brought back to international air map after 10 years with the introduction of flights to 8 countries from Amritsar Rajasansi Airport.