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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
5/7/1950Punjab Mail train crashed near Jasidh killing 81 persons.
5/1/1977Janata Party was established.
8/3/1947Shetkari Kamgar Party was established at Devachi Alandi.
2/2/1982Mohanlal Purushottamdas Sukhadia, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, freedom fighter, passed away. He was the Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1954-1971. He introduced Panchayati Raj in Rajasthan and worked for its industrialisation also.
3/25/193150 killed in riots in India; Gandhi assaulted.
12/8/1897Balkrishna Sharma ""Navin"", famous Hindi poet, was born in Bhyana village of Shajapur district in Madhya Pradesh
6/20/1985The Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian decoration, was presented to Mother Teresa by President Ronald Reagan.
11/8/1968Jansattak Party established.
1/18/1990Farooq Abdullah, J&K CM, quits.
4/7/1986Charles Sobhraj and his associate David Hall were nabbed at Mapusa in Goa.