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Historical Event on 1/8/1906

Howrah Railway Station, Calcutta, was inaugurated.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/6/1996CBI identifies two key figures - Satyanarayana Gauda and Daya Manikam Anand - in Purulia arms drop case.
2/14/16285th Mughal Emperor Shahjahan was crowned.
2/3/1916Banaras Hindu University was opened under the guidance of Madan Mohan Malaviya.
4/8/1937R. Gundurao, former Chief Minister of Karnataka and senior leader of Indira Congress, was born.
7/24/1993Vajpayee elected leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha.
12/19/1994Critical stores of IAF were de-inducted by AN-124 contracted by UN. Bulky stores were brought by ship Mogadishu.
11/7/1995Lukose Leelamma at Pune sets record for 10,000m (Women) in 34.33.50.
2/2/1835Thomas Babington Macaulay westernises education in India. English is made official government and court language and as medium of instruction.
5/9/1992Madhu Sapre, Miss India, is crowned the second runner-up at the Miss Universe beauty pageant.
3/2/1996Malabar University (Kerala) comes into being.