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Historical Event on 8/1/1970
Bhopal University was established.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/28/1645 | Har Govind Singh, Sikh Guru, died. |
| 3/30/1993 | India forgoes Narmada loan balance because of World Bank's strict regulations. |
| 8/19/1934 | Dr. Hiralal died. He was a distinguished historian and contributed numerous articles to 'Indian Antiquary', 'Epigraphia Indica', The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, etc. He was also an honorary correspondent in Archaeology to the Government of India. |
| 7/12/1823 | First Indian Steam Engine Ship ""Diana-a-Gunboat""sailed in a sea near Calcutta. It was built by Kyd & Co. |
| 4/8/2000 | Air India wins the Rani of Jhansi women's cricket tournament in Chennai. |
| 10/19/2000 | The Government creates an electronic database of all the principal Central Acts from 1834 to 1996 of all India application. |
| 9/17/1876 | Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay was born in Debanandpur village. |
| 8/1/1970 | Former Beatle George Harrison led an all-star entourage of rock talent through two sold-out shows at New York's Madison Square Garden tonight, in a benefit for Bangladesh refugees. More than 40,000 attended the concerts, and Harrison hoped to donate $250,000 to the cause. The shows opened with sets of Indian music by sitarist Ravi Shankar, then moved through songs featuring Harrison, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, and another ex-Beatle, Ringo Starr. But the evening's most ecstatic ovations were reserved for the unexpected appearance of Bob Dylan. |
| 7/18/1953 | Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta. |
| 9/3/1915 | Following the monsoon, a good harvest is expected, except in Gujarat, in northern Rajputana and Punjab where isolated falls were recorded in Delhi. |
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