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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
3/9/1650Saint Tukaram Maharaj, famous saint of Maharashtra, passed away.
12/31/1966Bishen Singh Bedi made his Test Cricket debut vs West Indies at Calcutta.
3/27/1989T. N. Seshan was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 23-12-1989.
4/21/1996Sanjay Thapar of the IAF (leader) becomes first Indian to parachute down to geometric North pole and unfurl the flag.
8/1/1672The East India Company and the English law was for the first time intorduced in India. It was set up as directed by the Court of Judicature.
2/4/1909Narayan Dattatreya Sane, two test cricket umpire 1959-60, left-hand opening batsman and fast bowler, was born at Vidarbha.
12/27/1998Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen unveils his plans to set up a charity trust with the award money for development of education and health in India and Bangladesh.
4/9/1999K. Sasikiran won the National 'A' chess title with a round to spare in Nagpur.
8/29/1931Gandhi arrives in London for second Round Table Conference on India.
3/17/1863Sayajirao Gaekwad of Baroda was born.