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Historical Event on 8/1/1957

National Book Trust inaugurated.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/27/1919Kandukuri Veeresalingam, father of modern Telgu language, author and social reformer, passed away.
2/9/1874Govind Tryambak Darekar, Marathi poet, was born.
5/27/1906Gandhiji writes to his brother Lakshimidas, stating his disinterestedness in worldly possessions.
1/21/1956Strikes and demonstrations held in Bihar and Orissa in protest of the government's intention to revise state boundaries.
11/7/1966Riots over slaughtered cow claims seven lives.
9/22/1986India vs Australia Test Cricket at Madras finishes in a tie.
8/12/1946Viceroy announces invitation to Congress to form provisional Government.
5/4/1854The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established.
8/7/1991India successfully launches Prithvi-III, surface-to-air missile from Sriharikota.
4/8/1953Walchand Hirachand, great Industrialist, passed away.