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Historical Event on 12/11/1938
Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi, famous Hindi litterateur and editor, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/10/1982 | Memorial of 201 martyrs from Maharashtra inaugurated. |
| 11/2/2000 | John Wright is appointed India coach by the BCCI. |
| 11/2/2000 | Alauddin Khilji captured Chittorhgarh after defeating Rana Bhim Singh. Before the capture, Padmini, the beautiful queen along with several hundred females, had sacrificed herself in fire (Jouhar Pratha). This whole battle was fought due to Padmini. |
| 8/8/1968 | Abey Kuruvila, cricketer (promising Bombay fast bowler), was born in Mannar. |
| 7/18/1946 | U.K. Parliament approves British Cabinet mission report on India but Churchill says that the mission went too far in offering India independence outside of the Commonwealth. |
| 7/25/1997 | Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999) retired from the post of 9th President. |
| 1/1/1877 | Queen Victoria was proclaimed as 'The Empress of India' in Delhi Darbar. |
| 9/18/1993 | Asit Sen, famous comedy actor and character artist, died. |
| 8/28/1976 | Second World Hindi Conference held in Mauritius. |
| 7/13/1905 | Gandhiji opposes Bengal Partition, supports boycott of British goods. During Gokhale Lajpat Rai's deputation to Britain, he appeals to Colonial statesmen to treat India ""an integral part of the Empire"" with consideration. Sanjeevan, weekly from Calcutta, also raised the motto to boycott British Goods. |
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