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Historical Event on 8/1/1970

Bhopal University was established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/21/1820Dalpat Rai, modern Gujrati poet, was born.
4/11/1999Tamil Nadu men, Railways women emerged National Volleyball League champions in Triprayar.
12/21/1952Saifuddin Kitchlu awarded the Lenin Peace Prize of U.S.S.R. Award. He was the first Indian to receive this honour.
7/5/1997Janata Dal splits. Laloo Prasad Yadav forms Rashtriya Janata Dal and Sharad Yadav was elected as the Janta Dal president.
3/20/1992Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the 'Bharat Ratna' Award at Calcutta.
4/6/1930Mahatma Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt for breaking the 'Salt Law'. He was arrested at Dandi. This movement gathered strength and within a month about one lakh people were sent to jail. This violation of Salt Law was the second great step in India's Freedom Movement.
10/11/1994Molly Chacko at Hiroshima sets record for 3000m (Women) in 9.06.42.
1/3/1880Publication of 'Illustrated Weekly of India' started.
6/17/1993Congress (I) working committee reaffirms its faith in Rao; BJP asks for PM's resignation .
6/7/1998India emerges World Bank's single largest borrower with cumulative loans of 44 billion dollars.