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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 |
| 2/28/1950 | The Finance Minister announces the setting up of the Planning Commission with Nehru and Nanda as Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively. |
| 9/18/1996 | Suresh Mehta ministry wins the confidence vote in Gujarat . |
| 6/13/1992 | Purushottam Diwakar Dhavle, famous journalist, passed away. |
| 1/30/1996 | Mob ransacks Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet in Bangalore. |
| 1/18/1994 | A 12-point formula mooted to defuse the ministerial crisis. |
| 12/16/1997 | Mamata Banerjee, Congress(I) rebel, declares that she would seek recognition and separate symbol for her ""Trinamul Congress'' and contest elections on her own. |
| 6/1/1993 | Burkino Faso President Blaise Campaore visits India. |
| 1/9/1918 | Harprasad Nanda, famous Industrialist, was born. |
| 1/19/1963 | Kuladhor Chaliha, one of the pioneer Congress leaders of Assam, passed away. |
| 5/12/1923 | Meera Mukherjee, great artist, was born. |
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