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Historical Event on 1/8/1906

Howrah Railway Station, Calcutta, was inaugurated.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/15/1992At least 170 people die in heavy rains and floods in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
3/1/1987A Pakistani official quoted as saying, ""Pakistan has nuclear bomb capabilities at New Delhi"".
1/29/1998Suicide by more than 50 farmers reported in the Telangana region in the past few days.
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected to become the first President of India and 'Jana Gana Mana....' was accepted as the National Anthem of the country.
6/4/1989Melville de Mellow, Eminent broadcaster, died.
7/4/1912Pandit Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, singer of 'Jaypur Gharana', was born.
12/5/1991The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India.
11/18/1973Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, passed away. She came to India in 1914.
7/4/1999S. Vijayalakshmi won the National women's `A' chess championship with a round to spare in Kozhikode.
10/4/1999Kerala High Court orders Election Commission to booth-wise counting. The EC is likely to move the Supreme Court against this order.