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Historical Event on 8/2/1858

British parliament passed the act to handover the administration of India to British Government from East India Company. After the occasion, the Supreme British ruler in India was called as 'Viceroy'.

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2/8/1967Indira Gandhi was hit in face by a stone while addressing crowd.