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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
5/2/1769Sir John Malcom, former Governor of Mumbai and historian, was born.
11/5/1999The CBI arrests the Bihar Road Construction Minister Illiyas Hussain and conducts raids in the Bitumen scam case.
8/1/1920Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy surrendering ""Kaisar-E-Hind"" Medal, ""Zulu War"" Medal and ""Boer War"" Medal and launched the All India Non-Violent Non-Coperation Movement.
2/13/1994Troops moved to Uttar Pradesh to quell caste violence.
1/4/1992The goverment promulgates an ordinance to prevent countermanding of election in the event of death of independent candidates.
3/30/1949Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (4 Tests for India), passed away.
8/13/1951First test flight of 'Hindustan Trainer-2' (H.T.2) which was indigenously designed and manufactured in India.
9/3/1906Prithviraj Kapoor, veteran film actor, was born in Peshawar. His first film was 'Challenge' (1929). He is the founder of Prithvi Theatre in Bombay. He is remembered for his immortal role of Akbar is film 'Mugul-E-Azam'.
5/23/1975P. S. Bapat, victoria cross winner Lieutenant General, passed away.
5/20/1991A. S. L. V. was launched.