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Historical Event on 8/1/1962

Establishment of Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation.

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5/31/1997Fourth National Games opened at Bangalore.
10/6/1990Justice Ranganath Mishra sworn in as Chief Justice of Supreme Court.
9/21/1933Annie Besant, great social worker and founder of Home Rule Movement, passed away.
3/3/1839Jamshedji Nasarvanji Tata, famous industrialist and father of modern technology, was born at Navsari near Surat, Gujarat. He started cotton mills in Bombay and Nagpur and founded the Tata Iron and Steel Company, which is one of the largest integrated steel mills in the world.
6/24/1996Nanchil K. Manoharan, former DMK Finance Minister, expelled from the party.
5/3/1998Kushabhau Thakre takes over as the new BJP President.
8/5/1975The RSS, Anand Marg, Jamat-i-Islami, and 23 other organisations were banned. Parliament approved Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA). Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) approved by the Parliament.
12/1/1985Rajiv Gandhi concludes the first official visit to Japan by an Indian Prime Minister at Tokyo.