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Historical Event on 12/11/1908
New law suspends trial by jury and increases penalties for 'sedition.'
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/9/1974 | Guru Amudan Sharma, famous Manipuri dance master, passed away. |
| 11/5/1950 | Faiyaj Khan, famous singer of Indian classical music, died. |
| 5/20/1996 | CPI Leader Indrajit Gupta appointed pro-term speaker in the Lok Sahba. |
| 6/28/1972 | Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis died. He was the first founder of Indian statistical Institute to receive world recognition. In 1958, he started his national sample surveys. A Sample survey means assessing a situation by studying a part of it which would represent the whole, some of his proposals were included in the second five year paln. His original work made him elected as fellow of the Royal society in 1945. |
| 9/14/1997 | Catholic churches in Kerala introduce the system of serving the holy Eucharist in the palm of the faithful instead of on the tongue. |
| 7/3/1760 | Maratha army, under Sadashiv Rao Bhau and Vishvas Rao, captured Dehli. |
| 11/14/1957 | Children's Day. |
| 4/17/1917 | V.Sp. Manickam, famous Hndi writer, was born at Melasivapuri (Pudukkottai). |
| 5/27/1951 | Taraporewala Aquarium was inaugurated at Mumbai by President Dr. Rajendra Prasad. |
| 8/13/1943 | Chintamanrao Deshmukh was first Indian to be appointed Governor of Reserve Bank. |
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