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Historical Event on 8/6/1932

Ramsay McDonald came out with his 'Communal Award' to fix seats for the various communities in the provincial legislatures.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/15/1980Six more private sector banks nationalized.
8/15/1993Five more Doordarshan channels launched.
1/23/1978The motto ""Shastra se Shakti"" (Strength though arms) in Hindi written in Devengiri script was approved by the President of India as the motto of the Army Ordnance Corps.The original corps motto of the Ordnance corps was ""Usa Tela Tananti"" found in the arms of the board of Ordnance. This was translated to mean ""To the thunder his arms"". The corps song titled ""Ayudh Corps Mahan"" was introduced for the first time in 4th re-union of the Army Ordnance Corps. The song is to be played or sung ""within unit lines only"", during purely Regimental functions.
2/2/1977Jagjivan Ram, Cabinet member of 30 years, resigns to protest emergency rule causing minor split in Congress party.
5/1/1902Tornodo hit Dhaka part of Bengal, claims 416 lives.
11/14/1926Piloo H. Mody, social reformer, politician and architect, was born at Bombay.
5/19/1954The Govt. of India constituted a National Film Board.
6/13/1757Clive marched to Murshidabad against Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah along with the force comprising of 1800 British and 2000 Indian soldiers with eight canons.
4/10/1982Mahatma Gandhi Road Bridge at Patna started by Indira Gandhi.
1/25/1983Telugu Desam swept to power in Andhra Pradesh.