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  2. Independence Day (India) - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 December 2024. Public holiday celebrated on 15 August "15 August 1947" and "August 15, 1947" redirect here. For other uses, see August 1947 § August 15, 1947 (Friday). The flag of India hoisted at the Red Fort in Delhi ; hoisted flags are a common sight on Independence Day. Observed by India Type ...

  3. 75th Anniversary of Indian Independence - Wikipedia

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    Commemorates the 75th anniversary of the independence of India: Celebrations: Flag hoisting, parade, fireworks, singing patriotic songs and the national anthem Jana Gana Mana, speech by the prime minister of India and president of India: Begins: 12 March 2021: Ends: 15 August 2023: Date: 15 August 2022: Frequency: Annual: First time: 15 August ...

  4. List of national independence days - Wikipedia

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    Independence Day: 10 August: 1809 Spanish Empire: Proclaimed independence on 10 August 1809, but failed with the execution of all the conspirators of the movement on 2 August 1810. Egypt: Revolution Day: 23 July: 1952 United Kingdom El Salvador: Independence Day: 15 September: 1821 Spanish Empire: Act of Independence of Central America ...

  5. August 15 - Wikipedia

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    August 15 is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) ... Independence Day, celebrates the independence of the Republic of the Congo from France in 1960.

  6. Public holidays in India - Wikipedia

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    Being a culturally diverse country, there are many festivals celebrated in various regions across the country. There are only three national holidays declared by Government of India: Republic Day (26 January), Independence Day (15 August), and Gandhi Jayanti (2 October). Apart from this, certain holidays which are celebrated nationally are ...

  7. July 4th isn’t really Independence Day. And we ... - AOL

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    Yet the day he was praising was July 2, the day independence was declared by the Second Continental Congress, not July 4. ... Most members did not sign it until late August 1776, after Congress ...

  8. Tryst with Destiny - Wikipedia

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    Tryst with Destiny, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's Independence Day Speech (1947) video by Indian National Congress " Tryst with Destiny " was an English-language speech by Jawaharlal Nehru , the first Prime Minister of India , to the Indian Constituent Assembly in the Parliament House , on the eve of India's Independence , towards midnight on 14 ...

  9. What the papers say – August 15 - AOL

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    Monday’s papers focus on Labour’s promise to ‘freeze cruel bills now’ with a ‘fully-funded’ plan to combat the ‘national economic emergency’.