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Historical Event on 8/1/1939

Bombay begins Prohibition, first since U.S. law was repealed.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/11/1882Baba Kanshi Ram, great freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Dada Siba village, Tehsil Dehra District, Kangra.
8/7/1988N. T. Ramarao elected chairman and V.P. Singh the convenor of the National Front.
3/14/1998Sonia Gandhi takes over as the Congress(I) president from Sitaram Kesri.
8/19/1992K.R.Narayanan elected the ninth Vice President of India.
3/26/199914 tonnes of heavy water leaked into the second unit of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam during an in-service inspection.
3/12/1995Congress party loses India national election.
9/12/1961Nalin Vilochan Sharma, great Hindi critic, died.
1/25/1880Brahmo Samaj of modernisation and fraternity amongst religions Nababidhan Keshab Chandra Sen introduced.
12/4/1997Lok Sabha was dissolved with immediate effect and new House was to be constituted by March 15 next.
5/4/1935Dalip Kaur Tiwana, great educationist and writer, was born in Ribbon village, Punjab.