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Historical Event on 8/4/1956
Apsara, India's first large scale Atomic Energy Nuclear Reactor and first in the East World, was commissioned in Trombay, Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/19/1982 | Acharya J. B. Kripalani, writer, nationalist, parliamentarian, founder of Kissan Mazdoor Dal and president of Indian National Congress in 1946, passed away at the age of 94. |
| 8/2/1987 | Geet Sethi retains the World Amateur Billiards title. |
| 8/2/1987 | Vasco-de-Gama was the Last Viceroy of Portuguese, who ruled India. |
| 6/13/2000 | Major General Manuel Saavedra of Uruguay appointed Chief Military observer of the U.N. Mission monitoring the LoC in Kashmir. |
| 10/18/1992 | Zimbabwe's first Test match vs India at Harare. |
| 7/13/1997 | A mob, allegedly of Shiv Sainiks, attacks and ransacks official residences of Congress leaders Chagan Bhujbal and Madhukar Pichad (Assembly). |
| 9/29/1993 | JD, JD(A) and SJP merge to fight BJP in the assembly elections. |
| 5/4/1960 | Washington, Ike signs wheat pact with India for largest U.S. food sale. |
| 5/27/2000 | In a mini cabinet reshuffle, Nitish Kumar gets back his Agriculture portfolio, while Dilip Ray resigns as Minister of State for Steel. |
| 2/16/1923 | Vishnu Moreshwar Mahajani, famous author, poet and playwright, passed away. |
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