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Historical Event on 8/1/1958

Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership given to Acharya Bhave.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/19/1855G. Subramaniam Iyer, active worker of Indian National Congress since its establishment, was born.
9/24/1932Poona Pact' was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. This historical agreement allowed increased representation for untouchables. Also, Gandhi ended his fast.
8/1/2000One hundred people of Kinnaur, Shimla and Mandi districts of HP die following flash floods in the Sutlej river.
7/27/1994Parliament votes to ban tests for determining the sex of an unborn child, as these tests have resulted in thousands of aborted female fetuses.
9/9/1942Shirish Kumar, martyr, died.
2/2/1978The Indian National Congress (I) recognized as a national party and allotted the election symbol 'hand' (Palm).
11/28/1990President's rule imposed in Assam. Assembly kept in suspended animation. United Liberation Front of Assam and National Socialist Council of Nagaland banned.
8/4/1936Indian Government Act was approved by the king.
8/9/1952New Delhi reports that 20 mil. Indian peasants were imperiled by crop failures.
3/27/1977The government revoked the national Emergency promulgated on Dec. 3, 1971.