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Earthquake in Kangra India,kills 20,000
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Jawaharlal Nehru requests independence of India
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Mother Teresa Arrives in Calcutta to begin her work amongst
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New Dehli becomes the capital of India
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8.4 earthquake in India/Nepal,10,700 die
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5,000 drown in a storm at Ganges delt region in India
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King George VI signs Indian Independece Act
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Constitution of independent India comes into effect; Rajendra Prasad elected India's first president
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Jawaharlal Nehru becomes premier of India
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Indian Space Agency loses contact with its Chandrayaan-2 moon lander just 2 km from landing on the Moon's surface