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Historical Event on 4/1/1956

Companies Act of 1913 was revised and Indian Companies Act of 1956 came into force.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/1971Barrister Nath Pai, freedom fighter and member of parliament, passed away at the age of 49.
8/21/1955Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak, noted critic of Gujarati literature, poet and story writer, passed away.
8/21/1955Nizam Shah became the Sultan of Dehli.
10/3/1907Mansukhlal Maganlal Zaveri, famous Gujrati poet and critic, was born.
2/4/1993D. C. Kothari, famous scientist and educationalist, passed away.
10/25/1951First General Election of India begins.
9/4/1993Lawyers all over the country decide to abolish addresses like 'My Lord', 'Your Lordship' and replace them with 'Sir', 'Your Honour,' etc.
11/11/1923Shamasunder Gururaj Mudgal, great educationist, was born at Bijapur, Bagalkot.
10/20/1992Nirad C. Chauduri, 94, the Indian writer living in Oxford, made honorary Commander of the British Empire.
10/16/1905Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement.