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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
6/19/199013 Sri Lankan Tamils, including EPRLF Secretary General Padmanabha, were shot dead in Madras reportedly by LTTE men.
12/24/1988Jaynendra Kumar, famous Hindi novelist, died.
9/1/1962Shivaji University was established in Kolhapur.
12/17/1991Narasimhan committee on Monetary Reforms recommends that there should not be any further nationalisation of banks. Loan-melas assailed.
1/4/1995IAF batch (Angel of Mercy) returns from Somalia after 16 months of stay and 700 sorties.
10/21/1990Doordarshan starts afternoon news bulletins at 2 p.m. (Hindi) and 3 p.m. (English) of 7.5 minutes duration on week days and 5 minutes on Sundays.
4/14/1991NF promises 5-10\% jobs to economically backward sections among the upper castes.
6/15/1907Narayan Ganesh Goray, freedom fighter and socialist, was born at Hindala (Maharashtra).
1/21/1996Lakshmi Parvati elected president of Telugu Desam NTR faction.
1/7/1858The hearing of the case began that was filed against the last Mughal Emperor Bahadhur Shah II for taking part in the first armed revolution against the British.