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Historical Event on 8/13/1956
National Highways Act was approved by the Parliament of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/30/1915 | Krishen Behari Lall, Indian Civil Service and Diplomat, was born at Delhi. |
| 10/1/1993 | The IAF joined in peace keeping duties in Somalia as part of the Indian contingent supporting UN operations. |
| 1/25/1856 | Battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers & Indians. |
| 1/1/1985 | Doordarshan starts Malayalam telecast from Trivandrum. |
| 1/2/1990 | Election panel made one member body again; Election Commissioners S. S. Dhanoa and V. S. Seigell removed. |
| 4/21/1946 | Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, cricket (Indian off-spinner, Test umpire, ICC referee), was born in Madras. He received Arjun Award (1971). |
| 11/15/2000 | India cancels cricket series with Pakistan in January next on account of Islamabad's ''hostile propaganda''. |
| 4/12/1801 | Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja of Punjab. |
| 3/4/1919 | Jagtindar Nath Beri, physics expert, was born. |
| 12/6/1993 | Samrendra Kundu, former foreign state minister and socialist of Orrisa, passed away. |
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