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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
9/17/1799Parshuram Bhau Patwardhan, an able leader and diplomat of Madhavrao Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
4/22/1942The Telecommunication Training Centre was established at Jabalpur.
6/18/1978The Karakoram Highway, linking Gilgit in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir with Sinkiang in China, is opened.
5/13/1994Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding award for 1992.
5/20/1976Oil production started from Bombay High.
4/9/1986First University in India devoted to hygiene established at Vijaywada.
8/25/1960Olympics opened at Rome.
5/21/1855Rani Rasmoni was consecrated at Bhabatarini Kali Temple of Dakhineswar.
4/19/1998Kottayam in Kerala becomes the first district in India to complete computerisation of the talluk offices connecting them with the district headquarters.
8/2/1977Jaswinder ""Jas"" Jutla, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Glasgow, Scotland.