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Historical Event on 8/1/1962

Establishment of Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/8/1991India and Soviet Union extend their treaty of peace, friendship and co-operation for 20 more years.
7/28/1997Calling and holding of bandhs by political parties and other associations or organisations declared 'Illegal and unconstitutional' by a Full Bench of the Kerala High Court.
11/16/1913Agnihotri Ambadas Shankar, journalist and litterateur, was born.
9/30/1963The USSR openly louded Indian view on Kashmir issue. This was against Pakistan's motives.
4/28/1996EC orders re-polling in 69 booths in four states.
3/21/1966Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P3) placed into polar orbit. This carries remote sensing payload and an X-ray astronomy payload. Launched by third developmental flight of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-D3) which is for launching 1,000-1,200 kg class of remote sensing satellites into polar sun-synchronous orbit. Still in service.
7/16/1996The four basin states of Narmada valley - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra - reach agreement to raise the height of Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat to 436' after which hydrological studies will be done for 5 years to decide whether the height should be raised to the awarded 455'.
2/1/1922Gandhiji gives notice to the Viceroy Lord Reading during Bardoli movement to inform him that he was intensifying his action and non-cooperation was to be escalated to Civil Disobedience.
1/29/1996S.R. Bommai was replaced by Laloo Prasad Yadav as Janata Dal president.
12/15/1965Third cyclone of the year kills another 15,000 at mouths of Ganges river.