🗓#OTD in 1979, Lord Louis Mountbatten was assassinated by the IRA, along with 3 other victims, by a bomb planted on his fishing boat. Reflect on his life and legacy tonight at 11 PM in Private Lives of the Windsors: Lord Mountbatten. | Smithsonian Channel

On this day in 1979, Lord Louis Mountbatten was assassinated off the coast of Ireland by members of the IRA. The attack came at the height of a decades-long battle for control of Northern Ireland known as "the Troubles". Here we remember the fateful day a member of the Royal Family was murdered in cold blood. | The Royal Family Channel

Black Day - Lord Mountbatten announcing the partition of India in a radio broadcast on 4th June 1947 after discussion with Mr Nehru and Muslim league leader Mr Jinnah. The Indian Independence Act, 1947 was formulated by the government of Prime Minister Clement Attlee and the Governor General of India Lord Mountbatten, after representatives of the Indian National Congress, the Muslim League, and the Sikh community came to an agreement with the Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten of Burma, on what

Lord Mountbatten & The 1947 Partition