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Historical Event on 3/26/1931

New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/8/1997Mumbai High Court holds that Christian women can seek divorce on the sole ground of being subjected to cruelty and need not prove infedidelity on the part of their husbands or desertion.
8/11/1908Khudiram Bose was hanged on this day in Central Jail at Mujaffarpur, Bihar at the age of 19 years. He along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to bomb the carriage supposed to be carrying Kingsford, unfortunately he was betrayed and was caught and finally was sentenced to death and hanged. This day is observed as ""Martyr's Day"" in memory of the great freedom fighter. Even today the soul stirring songs composed in his honour are sung by Bengali folk-singers.
2/10/1944Japanese troops take the Ngakyedauk Pass, cutting off the 7th Indian Division at Sinzweya, Burma.
10/13/1905Sister Nivedita died.
11/15/1920Assembly meeting of the League of Nations.
2/25/1993113 MPs arrested and Murali Manohar Joshi injured in police action.
11/29/1999Delhi HC dismisses the CBI plea against Jain brothers in Hawala case.
8/16/1997Krishan Kant, Andhra Pradesh's Governor, elected as the Vice President of India.
3/28/1995Haridev Joshi, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan and former Governor of Assam Meghalay, passed away.
9/24/1674Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was second time crowned by 'Tantrik Paddhati'.