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Historical Event on 8/1/1994

The Railway passenger insurance scheme comes into force.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/9/1942Chiang Kai-Shek meets Sir Stafford Cripps, British Viceroy in India.
9/12/1992Mallikarjun Bhimramayya Mansoor, famous Hindustani classical vocalist of Jaipur Gharana, died in Dharward, Karnataka at the age of 81 years.
10/4/1986Helicoptor Corporation of India established.
4/19/1998Jayalalitha, AIADMK leader, demands that all ''tainted leaders'' be dropped by the Vajpayee Government or that Sedapatti R. Muthiah be taken back.
1/22/1760In the battle at Wandiwash (India), after their victory against the French, the British virtually had no European opponent left in India.
2/24/1936Laxmibai Tilak, famous marathi poet, passed away.
4/20/1989R. S. Pathak, Chief Justice of India, elected to the World Court.
12/15/1991Satyajit Ray, film maestro, awarded Special Oscar for his lifetime achievement.
4/3/1956Nehru announces that troops have been sent to control Naga tribal people in the Burmese border area, who are asking for a separate state.
11/20/1946Gandhiji starts tour without party.