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Historical Event on 8/2/1858
British parliament passed the act to handover the administration of India to British Government from East India Company. After the occasion, the Supreme British ruler in India was called as 'Viceroy'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/11/1998 | India objects to Washington's discrimination in easing sanctions against New Delhi and Islamabad, clamped in the wake of the nuclear tests by the two countries. |
| 2/18/1911 | Under the auspices of the British Army, French pilot Henry Pequet makes the first official airmail flight from Allahabad to Naini Junction. |
| 2/21/1952 | The XV Indian Olympic Games in Madras. |
| 6/30/1981 | President's rule imposed in Assam. |
| 6/10/1987 | Jeevan, famous Hindi film actor, died. |
| 6/1/1790 | A treaty was signed between Marathas, Britishers and Nizam. |
| 9/26/1979 | Charan Singh launches a new party called the Lok Dal. |
| 1/4/1889 | Judge M. Patanjali Sastri, Chief Justice of India, was born. |
| 1/30/1905 | Pitamber Das, social reformer and politician, was born at Mowana, U.P. |
| 9/2/1993 | Vice Admiral V.S. Shekhawat appointed new naval chief. |
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