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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
3/1/1996Supreme Court frees CBI from the control of PM Rao and directs that CBI would take no instruction or permission from or report to any authority personally interested in or likely to be affected by the investigation into the hawala case.
10/16/1942Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 people in south of Calcutta, India.
11/5/1996Madhavrao Scindia rejoins Congress.
7/5/1658Aurangzeb arrested Murad.
4/18/1971Gavaskar makes 220 in second innings vs West Indies after 124 in first.
6/29/1997Anand wins Frankfurt chess classic '97 title in Germany.
8/2/1922Krishnapal Singh, politician and lawyer, was born at Birahuli in Madhya Pradesh.
8/16/1996CBI raids house of former minister Sukh Ram and finds cash and jewellery to the tune of Rs. 3 crore.
5/9/1995Militants set Charar township on fire in the vicinity of the Charar-e-Sherif shrine. More than 1,000 houses burnt.
9/9/1898Explosive Department of India was established at Nagpur. This is presently under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.