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Historical Event on 8/1/1994

The Railway passenger insurance scheme comes into force.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/29/1982Delhi (707) beat Karnataka (705) on 1st innings to win Ranji Trophy.
1/6/1987Establishment of 'Maharashtra Journalist Fund' Trust.
10/19/1974T. S. Rajamanikkam Pillai, famous Tamil stage artist, died.
7/10/1927Ganga Ram, great social reformer and founder of Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, died in England while functioning as an active member of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. He was against dowry and child marriages and advocated widow re-marriage and also established institutions for vocational education and education for adults.
3/11/1984India's first modern boas `Jalusha' started from Vishakhapattanam.
9/2/1993Vice Admiral V.S. Shekhawat appointed new naval chief.
3/1/1910The Dalai Lama is welcomed in Darjeeling.
6/28/1787Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, was born.
9/2/1992Delhi High Court indicts CBI in Bofors case; FIR and letters rogatory quashed.
2/1/1968United Nation's Conference on Trade and Development opens in New Delhi.