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Historical Event on 5/23/1947

The U.K. Cabinet today took the historic step of agreeing to Lord Mountbatten's proposal for the partition of India into two states, one Muslim and the other Hindu. The Viceroy is to have a series of talks with Lord Listowel, the Secretary for India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/12/1976Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Gopinath Kaviraj, editor and master, died at Varanasi.
6/12/1976Vasco De Gama departed with his fleet from Lisbon Harbour for a trip to India .
1/5/1994Jnanpith Award for Oriya Poet Sitakant Mahapatra.
1/2/1994Landslide win for GNLF in the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council elections.
9/19/1962Jawaharlal Nehru was devastated when China began attacks on India's northern frontier leading to Indo-China War.
12/8/1998An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award.
5/1/1994Political party Shiromani Akali Dal was established.
10/20/1991Pandit Kalyandas Mahaprasad, famous Kathak dancer, died.
2/22/1947Nehru welcomes British independence offer, invites Muslims to join at New Delhi.
1/14/1969Madras State renamed Tamil Nadu.