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Historical Event on 3/13/1878

The Vernacular Press Act was passed which subsequently made the Amrita Bazar Patrika of Calcutta an English newspaper.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/7/1958Acharya Kripalani elected leader of a new opposition group in the Lok Sabha.
8/11/1954Madireddy Venkateshwar Narasimha Rao, cricketer (Indian leg-spin all-rounder 1978-79), was born in Secunderabad.
5/17/1997Two workers belonging to Mamsapuram near Srivilliputtur ''burnt alive'' at neighbouring Edayankulam by its residents who took them hostage.
7/18/1946U.K. Parliament approves British Cabinet mission report on India but Churchill says that the mission went too far in offering India independence outside of the Commonwealth.
12/19/1994K. A. P. Vishwanathan, famous Tamil author, passed away.
5/1/1997Anand wins all three categories in Amber chess tournament in Monte Carlo.
2/22/1947Nehru welcomes British independence offer, invites Muslims to join at New Delhi.
7/11/1957Aga Sultan Sir Muhammad (1877-1957), Aga Khan III, spritual leader of Ismaeli Muhammedans, passed away. He worked for Britian in the WW I & II. Aga Khan was extremly rich, he once had himself weighed against a sack of diamonds belonging to him. He was also one among those who formed the Muslim League.
6/24/1989A majority of opposition members in the Lok Sabha resign on the issue of CAG report on the Bofors gun deal.
10/1/1990Constitution's 75th amendment bill to extend President's rule in Punjab for another six months fails through the first stage in Lok Sabha for want of a simple majority.