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Historical Event on 8/1/1963

Soviets offer India arms to block China.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/22/1872Meera Behn (Medlin Slade), freedom fighter, was born at England.
3/1/1640Britishers were allowed to do commercial activities in Madras.
9/29/2000Tata Ramachandra Prasad to be the next Cabinet Secretary.
7/13/1905Premnath Bazaz, famous Kashmir freedom fighter, was born.
3/24/1855First long distance telegram message was opened between Agra and Calcutta at a distance of 1,300 km.
4/1/1889Hindu', English language newspaper changed its perodicity from weekly (20/09/1888) to daily.
12/25/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, launches a Rs.60,000 crore ''Gram Sadak Yojana'' for linking all villages and the ""Antyodaya Anna Scheme'' for providing cheap foodgrains under the TPDS.
11/29/1991Test Cricket debut of Javagal Srinath vs Australia at Gabba.
10/16/1945Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) established.
8/19/1977Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.