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Historical Event on 8/13/1956

National Highways Act was approved by the Parliament of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/27/1992Veerappa Moily, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, resigned from Bangarappa Government in Karnataka.
2/2/1986Dalai Lama meets Pope John Paul II in India.
12/12/1959Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President, came to India.
2/25/1884Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, was born at Radhu village of Kaira District.
8/25/1990GOI announces formation of National Security Council headed by the Prime Minister.
9/1/1934Suniti Kumar Ghosh, cricket test umpire for two tests from 1988-89, was born in Bengal.
12/9/1977Ravishankar Mahashankar Rawal, famous painter, passed away.
5/17/1993Ravi Naik, Goa CM, resigns; Dy. CM Wilfred D'Souza elected to succeed.
8/8/1990Violent protests rock Bihar against Mandal Commission Report implementation.
5/21/1996M.S. Sushama Dande (Shiv Sena) elected first woman mayor of New Mumbai along with Savitri Patil (Shiv Sena) as Deputy Mayor.