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Historical Event on 8/4/1935

Government of India got the Royal Assent Act 1935.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/26/1999Indian Airlines regained the National hockey men's title in Hyderabad.
6/1/1997Union Minister for Forests and Environment, Prof. Saifuddin Soz announces Rs. 9 crore central package for afforestation and eco-development in J&K.
6/11/1997Jaspal Rana and J. Abhijit in the men's section and Nisha Millet in the women's section adjudged best sports persons of the National Games.
5/19/1954The Govt. of India constituted a National Film Board.
12/4/1959Power Project was signed betwen India and Nepal, an agreement on the Gandak Irrigation.
12/10/1886Rameshwari Nehru, social worker and freedom fighter, was born at Lahore.
11/14/1889Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India, was born. To commemorate his birthday, this day is observed as 'Children's Day' from 1957.
8/15/1854The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 24 miles. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855.
10/25/1964First indigenous tank was manufactured in Awdi factory and was named 'Vijayant'.
5/27/1991Justice J.S. Verma of the Supreme Court appointed to probe into Rajiv Gandhi murder case.