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Historical Event on 8/4/1967
World's longest and highest Dam 'Nagarjun Sagar' made by Masonary System was inaugrated.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/1/1942 | No. 4 Squadron of the IAF was born in the war at Peshawar. The Squadron was first equipped with Lysander aircraft. The Second World War was in its third year and Japanese forces were advancing towards India's eastern frontiers. |
| 10/12/1993 | RBI liberalises credit and monetary policy. |
| 6/5/1998 | Ali Sardar Jafri, Urdu writer, is presented the Jnanpeeth award for 1997. |
| 6/22/1880 | Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer of Assam, poet, editor, journalist and lawyer, was born at Dibrugarh, Assam. |
| 8/20/1991 | Indian Oil Executive Director K. Doraiswamy released after 52 days of being in the custody of Kashmir ultras. |
| 4/19/1910 | Anant Laxman Kanhere, revolutionary, was hanged. |
| 11/1/1990 | JD Government in Gujarat, headed by Chimanbhai Patel, defeats no-confidence motion with Congress (I) support. |
| 10/22/1983 | The Union government reduces the upper age limit for the Civil Services Examination from 28 years to 26 years. |
| 6/18/1658 | Aurangzeb managed to capture the Agra Fort and later arrested his father Emperor Shahjahan. |
| 7/23/1964 | Samrendranath Roy, great statistician, passed away. |
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