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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
2/11/1933The outcome of the conference was that diarchy in the province was abolished, federal system was established in the center, Sindh was separated from Bombay, communal awards were started by the Prime Minister of Britain Sir Ramsay McDonald and White Paper on Indian reforms was published in 1933.
2/18/1945Kal Yug' era passed away.
1/1/1983This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Communications Year"".
3/22/1914M. L. Bhowmik, social reformer and politician, was born Kailashahar, Tripura.
2/11/1944Buddhadev Dasgupta, director (Charachar, Grihajuddha), was born.
8/9/1969Ochterlony Memorial in Calcutta was renamed as 'Shahid Minar'.
2/24/1996S. Korean President Kim Young Sam visits India.
11/25/1987India all out for 75 vs West Indies at Delhi. Patterson took 5-24.
1/16/1924In a tragic ship wreck, Kumaran Asan, famous Malayalam poet & eminent social worker, died.
9/25/1946Bishan Singh Bedi, a former Indian cricketer was born.