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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 |
| 9/9/1944 | Mahatma Gandhi conducted several talks between 9th September to 27the September with Mohammed Ali Jinnah regarding Pakistan. |
| 10/11/1991 | Meghalaya placed under President's rule. |
| 4/24/1942 | Shri Dinanath Mangeshkar, famous Marathi singer, nationalist, musician and actor, passed away at the age of 41. |
| 9/25/1990 | Prafull Chandra Sen, former Chief Minister of West Bengal and Gandhian leader, died in Calcutta. He was 94 years old. |
| 4/13/1972 | Balraj Sahani, famous film actor, passed away. |
| 12/5/1931 | Jayant G. Nadkarni, former Admiral of Indian Navy, was born. |
| 5/4/1995 | The fourth ASLV-D4 blasts off from Sriharikota, successfully placing the SROSS-C2 satellite in orbit. |
| 2/25/1982 | J. K. Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests for India 1947-48), passed away. |
| 1/19/1931 | The first Round Table Conference held in London ended. This conference was attended by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar also. |
| 8/15/1994 | At Churchgate railway station on platform No.1, noted film actor A.K. Hangal signalled the start of theatre in a train by waving a green flag. |
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