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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
2/3/1954More than 500 pilgrims died in an accident on the river bank at the ""Kumbha Mela"" in Allahabad.
10/13/1999Janata Dal (United) snap ties with the BJP in Karnataka
12/14/1998The Government introduces the controversial Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha.
8/12/1997Gulshan Kumar of Super Cassette Industries was shot dead by four unidentified persons in north-west Mumbai.
2/17/1976New Zealand score their first innings win in Tests vs India.
5/4/1960Washington, Ike signs wheat pact with India for largest U.S. food sale.
10/13/1991Captain Satish Sharma nominated to contest from Amethi.
6/25/1888Lord Louis Mountbatten, British politician, was born.
5/5/1903Tirupur Subramaniam Avinashilingam Chettiar, freedom fighter, educationist and politician, was born at Tirupur (Tamil Nadu).
8/1/1964Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh, Padma Vibhushan, DFC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 15/07/1969.