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Historical Event on 8/4/1936

Indian Government Act was approved by the king.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/19/1924Amarjit Singh, great educationist and scientist, was born at Punjab.
5/20/1915Gandhiji founded Satyagraha Ashram (later known as Sabarmati Ashram after the name of the river) at Ahmedabad.
5/31/1987Daman and Diu to remain as union territories after Goa becomes the 25th state of India.
7/31/1997Election Commission agrees to grant national party status to Bahujan Samaj Party but asks it to give up its election symbol--elephant.
7/1/1997Prime Minister inaugurated India's first Science City in Calcutta.
11/25/1999Baba Amte, a Gandhian and noted social worker, is chosen for the Gandhi Peace Prize.
11/1/1973Lakshdeep Minikai and Amin Divi were renamed as Lakshadweep, and Masker (Mysore) state renamed as Karnataka.
8/28/1904First car rally between Calcutta to Barakpur held.
7/8/1999The bodies of 12 soldiers, who martyred in Kargil battle, were brought to New Delhi. So far 321 soldiers were killed and 476 wounded in operation Vijay.
9/19/1960Sindhu River water-sharing settement was signed between India and Pakistan.