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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
5/27/1992M. L. Manchanda, AIR's Patiala engineer who was kidnapped by Babbar Khalsa militants, was found executed.
9/18/1879Welthy Housinger Fisher, an American adult educationist in India, was born.
11/1/1950First Indigenous Steam Engine from Chitranjan Rail Factory railed out.
1/14/1982First Antarctic Expedition on December 1981-Jan 1982; group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim reached Antarctica successfully.
8/23/2000India, Japan unveil new global partnership and agree to start a formal security dialogue. Sanctions status quo on CTBT.
3/22/1739Nadir Shah entered Delhi. He gave the signal to one of his soldiers from Sunheri mosque.
10/1/1997Parliamentarian and All-India Forward Bloc general secretary, Chitta Basu died during his journey by Howrah-bound Danaput Express from Patna. He was 72.
8/14/199315 bus passengers massacred in J&K.
4/7/1962Umrigar slams 172* vs WI at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes.
4/27/1920Dr. Manibhai Desai, great Gandhian leader and Magssese Awardee, was born.