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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
1/5/1952U.S. signs five-year accord to give India $ 50 mil. for economic development in New Delhi.
11/28/1945Australia Services draw second Victory Test Cricket vs India at Calcutta.
5/10/1985P. N. Bhagawati appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
1/1/1987United Nations General Assembly announced this year to be observed as the ""International Year of Shelter for the Homeless"". (5-10-87).
11/22/1915Mohandas Gandhi returns to India.
1/21/2000The Samata Party National Executive elects Mrs. Jaya Jaitley as its president.
2/11/1942Jamnalal Bajaj, greatest iIndustrialist, social reformer, freedom fighter and Gandhiwadi, passed away.
9/16/1995Prime Minister inducts 16 new members into his Council of Ministers and elevates three deputy ministers to the rank of Ministers of State.
1/15/1956Erach Jahangir Sorabji Taraporewala, famous Indian language expert, passed away.
7/9/1746French sailor's fleet reached at the bank of Pondichery in India.