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Historical Event on 12/9/1873

Lord Northbrook, Viceroy and Governor General of India laid the foundation stone of the building.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1950Earthquake measuring 8.6 on Richter Scale hits Assam in north eastern India claiming 11,000 lives.
8/29/1947Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar became the President of Constitution Council.
8/15/1994Sukumar Gupta, a socialist, dies.
9/1/1887Karmveer Bhaurao Paygaunda Patil, educationist, social reformer and founder of 'Rayat Educational Institute', was born.
10/19/1967Dr. C. V. Raman elucidated his new theory on wave motion in respect to vision and dim light.
5/9/1995Militants set Charar township on fire in the vicinity of the Charar-e-Sherif shrine. More than 1,000 houses burnt.
5/13/1962Dr. Zakir Hussain became the Vice President (1962-67).
11/13/1908Yeshwantrao Hindurao Ghorpade, former ruler and great industrialist, was born.
7/11/1994Delhi IG (prisons) Kiran Bedi wins Magsaysay Award for public service.
11/12/1969Indira Gandhi, who was expelled from Congress for indiscipline during President elections, made a large split and formed her own Congress Party with Jagjivan Ram as President. The party is recognised as Congress (I).