1772Diwani and Faujdari courts seperated by East India Company. Diwani court was generally termed as the Civil Court, normally hearing the cases related to civil disputes which normally arose in the district courts. On the other hand, Faujdari adalat was the type of Magistrate Court where disputes related to criminal cases were solved.
1854The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 37 kms. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855.
1867Bhartendu Harishchandra publishes a Hindi monthly Kavi Vachan Sudha.
1872Writer and litterateur Sri Aurobindo was born.
1947After three decades, the Indian independence movement, led by Mahatma Gandhi, achieved its goal on this day in 1947 as a free and independent India was established, ending nearly 200 years of British rule.
1947Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was sworn in as the first Prime Minister of independent India.
1947Foundation Day of Assam State.
1972Postal index number, that is, PIN code is implemented.
1982The national program of nationwide colour broadcasting and TV was inaugurated in Delhi.
1990The ground-to-air missile Akash was successfully launched.
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1945The surrender of Imperial Japan in the Second World War was announced by Emperor Hirohito.
1975A group of members of the Bangladesh Army staged a military coup against President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
2001Astronomers announced the discovery of the first solar system outside our own.
⭐ Significance
Indian Independence DayIndian Independence Day, national holiday celebrated annually on August 15. Independence Day marks the end of British rule in 1947 and the establishment of a free and independent Indian nation.
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