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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
6/4/1993The Babri tribunal strikes down ban on RSS and Bajrang Dal and upholds outlawing of VHP.
3/27/2000Mohan Bagan lifts title in the National Football league in Calcutta.
5/31/1928Pankaj Khirod Roy, cricketer (Indian opener, 413 partnership w/Vinoo Mankad), was born in Calcutta. He was the recipient of Padmashree (1975).
1/12/1992India and Russia sign a new political treaty.
2/24/1786Charles Cornwallis appointed Governor-General of India.
2/1/1831The first Fine Arts Exhibition by Brush Club was held in a Public Library of Calcutta.
4/1/1962Metric weights became compulsory as New Weights and Measurements Metric system was intoduced by Indian Government.
9/17/1899First British troops leave Bombay for South Africa.
7/3/1897Hansa Mehta, educationist and social reformer, was born at Surat (Gujarat).
5/22/1991Shripad Amrit Dange, veteran communist leader, passed away.