August 17 in History
Significant events that shaped India and the World.
Radcliffe Line Announced
The Radcliffe Line is officially published, revealing the new, hastily drawn border between independent India and Pakistan.
Madan Lal Dhingra Martyred
Indian revolutionary Madan Lal Dhingra is executed at Pentonville Prison in London for the assassination of British official Curzon Wyllie.
Animal Farm Published
George Orwell's brilliant political satire and allegorical novella, "Animal Farm", is published in the United Kingdom.
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