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Historical Event on 3/13/1857

Lord William Pit, Governer General of India (1823-28), passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/29/1976Parliament approves permanent government and censorship of newspapers at New Delhi.
6/1/1992Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Academy established at Satara.
11/15/2000Congress(I) gives a thumping mandate to Sonia Gandhi.
8/19/1946Cabinet Mission's plan announced an interim government, which was formed by reconstituting the Viceroy's Executive Council. The Muslim League took umbrage and started direct action. Riots broke out as Muslims attacked Hindu's in Calcutta and the rest of Bengal. The Viceroy persuaded the Muslim League to join the government. But the League declined to join the Constituent Assembly unless the demand for a seperate state of ""Pakistan"" was conceded.
3/29/1992The expert committee recomends an autonomous council for the Jharkhand region of Bihar.
3/1/1993Narayan Ganesh Goray passed away (1-5-98).
12/14/2000The Government declares the 10-day old postal strike illegal as per the provisions of the Industrial Dispute Act.
2/2/1949Press Trust of India' was established.
1/1/1879Edward M Forster, English novelist (Howards End, Passage to India), was born.
9/29/1994Cable Television Regulation Ordinance issued.