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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
4/3/1857Queen Victoria declared as Queen of India also.
8/26/1997Vice President Krishan Kant takes over as Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
3/26/1997Russia agrees to help India in developing a state-of-the-art integrated air defence system, even as the two agree to carry military cooperation into the 21st century during the visit of Prime Minister Deve Gowda.
1/20/1988Khan Abdul Gafar Khan, follower of Mahatma Gandhi, better known as Sarhadi Gandhi or Frointier Gandhi, passed away.
11/21/1993India and South Africa sign a historic pact on re-establishing diplomatic and consular relations after a gap of 50 years.
4/24/1974Ramdhari Singh alias 'Dinkar', veteran famous Hindi writer and poet, passed away.
5/13/1905Fakruddin Ali Ahmed, the fifth President of India, was born at Delhi.
3/31/1998T. N. Mishra became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 04/01/99).
8/1/1997Viswanathan Anand wins the Credit Suisse Masters chess tournament in Beil.
10/13/1991PM Rao leaves for Harare to attend the Commonwealth heads of government meeting.