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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 |
| 8/2/1858 | Guru Ramdas, Sikh Guru, established Amritsar city. |
| 11/27/1946 | London announces parley on India; Muslims accept, Hindus decline. |
| 6/3/1924 | Muthuvel Karunanidhi, politician and playwright, was born in Thirukkuvalai (Thanjavur). |
| 11/15/1621 | Jahangir captured Kakda Fort. |
| 11/29/1994 | M.H. Kania, former Chief Justice of India made Chairman of the 14th Law Commission. |
| 9/9/1872 | Sarladevi Chaudharani, Bengali poet, was born. |
| 9/9/1923 | First magazine 'Kiran' was published by Ravikiran Mandal. |
| 12/10/1952 | World's first official Family Planning programme launched in India. |
| 1/12/1869 | Dr. Bhagavan Das, great philosopher, freedom fighter, Hindi writer, politician and litterateur, was born at Varanasi. |
| 12/9/1658 | Dutch troops occupy harbour city Quilon (Coilan), India. |
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