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Historical Event on 8/1/1958
Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership given to Acharya Bhave.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/10/1967 | Earthquake hit Koyna Nagar. |
| 8/22/1993 | V P Singh leaves Delhi on a self-imposed exile vowing not to return until the government implemented job reservation for backward classes. |
| 4/4/1998 | G. Sarala Devi, 62, CPI leader and general secretary of the National Federation of Indian Women, passed away in Hyderabad. |
| 6/28/1972 | Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis died. He was the first founder of Indian statistical Institute to receive world recognition. In 1958, he started his national sample surveys. A Sample survey means assessing a situation by studying a part of it which would represent the whole, some of his proposals were included in the second five year paln. His original work made him elected as fellow of the Royal society in 1945. |
| 1/15/1998 | Binda Prasad Kashyap, 73, CPI leader, passed away in Nagpur. |
| 7/9/1746 | French sailor's fleet reached at the bank of Pondichery in India. |
| 5/29/1965 | Indian Everest team sets a world record by climbing the Everest for the fourth time. |
| 7/28/1939 | Tarun Ram Phookun, great lawyer, orator, eminent writer and President of the Assam Chhatra Sammelan in 1928, passed away. |
| 4/18/1612 | Khurram prince was married to Arjumand Banu Begum. |
| 6/26/1982 | First Boeing 707 of Air India `Gaurishankar' was crashed at Sahar Airport (Bombay). |
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