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Historical Event on 8/1/1958

Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership given to Acharya Bhave.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/4/1910Ramaswami Venkataraman, former President of India (1987-92), was born.
8/14/1947Pakistan was partitioned from India. Gandhiji hailed the following day as one of rejoicing for deliverance from British bondage.
9/16/1913Kasturba Gandhi was arrested.
5/21/1835Biharilal Chakravorty, Bengali poet, was born.
9/8/1993Mandal Commission recommendation of 27\% job reservation for the backward classes brought into effect; 'Creamy' layer excluded.
4/1/1902Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, cricketer, (one Test, India v England 1934, scored 19 & 0), was born in Bombay.
10/9/1976International Dialing Telephone Service started between Mumbai and London.
7/20/1924Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar established Bahishkrit Hitkarni Sabha.
6/20/1992Carnatic musician Maharajapuram Santhanam died in a car accident in Villupuram in Tamil Nadu.
1/10/1839Tea from India first arrives in UK.