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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.

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11/1/1966Haryana state was created from Punjab, and Chandigarh was declared as the Union Territory and capital of both Punjab and Haryana.
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7/1/1989New Governors were appointed in five states. Gen. K. V. Krishna Rao became Governor for J&K.
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3/18/1916Pratapsinh Mathuradas Vissanji, great industrialist, was born at Bombay.
2/15/1998Tennis duo Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati were ranked No. 2 when they won Dubai Open.
1/10/1980President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy invited Indira Gandhi to form Government.
11/16/1947Kamta Prasad ""Guru"" died at Jabalpur. He was renowned for his contribution in the field of Hindi Grammer. He was the editor of a monthly 'Saraswati' and 'Balasakha', children magaz
6/18/1997Prakash Padukone launches IBC.
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