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Historical Event on 1/8/1906
Howrah Railway Station, Calcutta, was inaugurated.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/15/1961 | Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', famous Hindi poet, writer, editor, social worker and litterateur, died in Allahabad. |
| 9/25/1936 | Juliet Prowse, actress (Who Killed Teddy Bear) and dancer, was born in Bombay, India. |
| 3/26/1977 | Morarji Desai, the new Prime Minister, forms his Cabinet. |
| 5/19/1954 | The Govt. of India constituted a National Film Board. |
| 4/16/1959 | Raurkela Iron Project's first furnace started functioning. |
| 7/28/1997 | Calling and holding of bandhs by political parties and other associations or organisations declared 'Illegal and unconstitutional' by a Full Bench of the Kerala High Court. |
| 2/24/1961 | Government of Madras province was renamed as Tamil Nadu. |
| 7/10/1971 | Kochin University was established in Kerala. |
| 8/29/1998 | Prasar Bharti ordinance promulgated. |
| 9/9/1991 | Gold ornaments pledged by the Goans to the Portugese bank returned to owners. |
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