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17 August
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Roshan Seth
British Indian actor.
This date is in the wider Indian-history calendar but does not yet have a dedicated Curious Indian article.
Radcliffe boundary awards are publicly announced
The final India–Pakistan boundaries in Punjab and Bengal were publicly announced on 17 August 1947, two days after India became independent.
This date is in the wider Indian-history calendar but does not yet have a dedicated Curious Indian article.