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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 |
| 10/2/1911 | Ambat Menon, great educationist, was born at Chittore, Kerala . |
| 3/21/1836 | National Library was established. |
| 8/2/1959 | Little Theatre was established. |
| 12/1/1990 | Vijayalaxmi Pandit, first Indian Lady Ambassador and Politician, passed away at the age of 90 years. |
| 3/1/1960 | National Aeronautical Research Laboratory moves to Bangalore with offices at Palace Road and Jayamahal Road. It soon becomes National Aeronautical Laboratory. Dr Nilakantan invites Dr D M Rao to lead the 4 ft tunnel project. |
| 7/19/1974 | Udham Singh's, revolutionary, ashes brought to Delhi from London. |
| 7/15/1993 | Maninderjit Singh Bitta,Punjab Minister of State for Irrigation, appointed new Youth Cong (I) President. |
| 5/27/1930 | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was arrested during Salt Movement. |
| 4/9/1986 | First University in India devoted to hygiene established at Vijaywada. |
| 5/13/1953 | The first Indian Navy air station INS Garuda was commissioned at Venduruthy, the naval base in Cochin. |
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