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Historical Event on 4/1/1912

The imperial capital of India was moved from Calcutta to Old New Delhi and the Province of Delhi was declared by a proclamation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/17/1799Parshuram Bhau Patwardhan, an able leader and diplomat of Madhavrao Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
10/27/1969Darshansingh Pheruman died in Amritsar during the 74th day of his fast, which he had undertaken for the merger of Chandigarh in Punjab.
5/20/1878Bahameni Sultan Dawood Shah was assassinated.
4/23/1938Viceroy Lord Linlithgow opens the hydro-electric scheme at Malakand.
6/14/1998S. Vijayalakshmi wins National women's `A' chess title in Mumbai.
10/31/1885St. Stephen's Hospital was opened. It was the first hospital for women and children at Delhi.
9/1/1942Rasbihari Bose established the Indian National Army.
4/5/1950Spurred by recent clashes in East and West Bengal between Muslims and Hindus, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his Pakistani couterpart Ali Khan today reached agreement on a ""Bill of Rights for Minorities"". This bill included a provision for ""drumhead justice,"" or summary justice to persons convicted of violating minority rights.
4/14/1990L. P. Poarbosa sworn in as CM of Goa.
5/28/1903Shantanu L. Kirloskar, great industrialist, was born at Sholapur (Maharashtra).