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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 |
| 7/26/1891 | Rajendralal Mitra (Raja), famous Bengali ancient researcher, passed away. |
| 8/13/1638 | Durgadas Rathore, social reformer, was born at Salwa. |
| 10/10/1952 | US mediator Frank Graham told the U.N. Security Council that there was a possibility of war between India and Pakistan over Kashmir. |
| 11/10/1991 | South Africa's first cricket One-day international since 1970 vs India. |
| 12/16/1999 | Michael Johnson's 400m world record (43.18s) set up in the Seville World championship was ratified by IAAF. Other records also ratified were Kenyan Noah Ngeny's 1000m mark (2 11.96, Reiti, Italy) and Moroccan Hicham el Guerrouj's 2000m (4 44.79, Berlin). |
| 7/12/1994 | India expels Pak diplomat; Indian attache tortured in Islamabad. |
| 6/27/1922 | Vaidyalingam Akhiladam Perunglur, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Tamil author, was born. |
| 8/5/1969 | Bapu Krishnarao Venkatesh Prasad, cricketer (consistent Indian Test pace bowler 1996-), was born in Bangalore. |
| 2/6/1994 | Indian Union Muslim League splits, G.M.Banatwala elected President in place of Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait. |
| 6/23/1911 | King George V was today crowned ""King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the seas, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India,"" at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony evoking the continuity and tradition of the British monarchy magnificent spectacle. Thousands of spectators crowded the streets for hours, hoping to catch a glimpse of the royal procession. Partition of Bengal notified to create the Presidency of Bengal. The Imperial capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi. |
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