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Historical Event on 8/1/1970

Bhopal University was established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/8/1990Mother Teresa re-elected head of Missionaries of Charity.
6/22/1944British 14th army frees Imphal, Assam.
2/21/1973V. R. Sonalkar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31-07-1974.
5/18/1955Hindu Marriage Act is amended.
5/18/1955Shahaji Raje Bhosale, father of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was born.
12/27/1992The Central government decides to acquire the disputed area in Ayodhya.
10/2/1929Mahatma Gandhi made the Navjivan publication a charitable trust
5/4/1960Washington, Ike signs wheat pact with India for largest U.S. food sale.
8/23/1933Mahatma Gandhi was released from government detention in the Poona Civil Hospital after doctors warned that his fast was endangering his life. Gandhi, who undertook the fast eight days ago in protest over being arrested again by British authorities, weighed 90 pounds at the time of his release. There was considerable speculation over what the nationalist leader would do upon regaining his strength, but the common assumption was that he would be arrested again by the British authorities if he resumed his civil disobedience.
1/18/1977Morarji Desai and other opposition leaders were released from jail and Lok Sabha was dissolved by the president during the emergency period.