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Historical Event on 8/1/1963

Soviets offer India arms to block China.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/3/1984India's longest distance train Himsagar Express (from Jammu Tavi to Kanya Kumari) was first flagged.
4/25/2000West Bengal police nab Belal alias Lalu Mian, the suspected mastermind behind the hijacking of IC-814 IA flight to Kandahar last December, from a hideout in North 24 Parganas district.
10/21/1994Government notifies substantial increase in the ceiling on election expenses on Lok Sabha and Assembly polls.
3/22/2000INSAT-3B launched.
12/29/1997Sonia Gandhi stepped into active politics.
8/30/1989Anti-government riots leave at least 11 dead.
12/4/1991Lok Sabha approves a vital bill seeking to bring sick public sector units within the purview of the BIFR.
3/2/1930Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy intimating his intention to break Salt Law if Congress demands are not conceded.
9/1/1998Leaded petrol is banned in Delhi.
1/18/1999Prof. Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate, is selected for Bharat Ratna.