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List of death Events on August-1947

15- August-1947 India gains independence from the British rule and Pakistan emerges as a separate Islamic nation. Around 600,000 die in clashes during the subsequent population exchange of 14 million people between the two new countries.
19- August-1947 Vinayak Damodar Karnataki (Master Vinayak), famous Marathi actor, director and producer, died.
24- August-1947 Around ten thousand people were believed to have died in border clashes in Punjab.
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