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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
9/6/1996A Delhi court says there are grounds for framing charges of criminal conspiracy and corruption against L.K. Advani.
3/1/1993India develops Phased Array Radars critical for its ""Akash"" surface-to-air missile and launches its indigenous main battle tank 'Arjun'.
5/13/1949Maharashtra Granthalay Sangh was established.
4/2/1980S. S. Grewal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 30-04-1981.
11/6/2000Buddhadev Bhattacharya assumes office as West Bengal Chief Minister.
8/10/1901Narayan Pillai Gopala Pillai, great poet and educationist, was born in Quilon, Kerala.
8/2/1988The Supreme Court confirmed death sentence on Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh in Indira Gandhi murder case.
10/23/1934Gandhi resigns as leader of the All India Congress.
4/14/1988Ashok Kumar, actor, recieved the Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
8/7/1906First Tricoloured National Flag consisting of Green, Yellow and Red, with eight Lotuses on the top, second strip carrying ""Vande Matara"" in Devnagri and the third strip having Sun and Cresent Moon, was hoisted at Green Park in Calcutta by Surendranath Banerjee.