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Historical Event on 11/2/1908
50 years after the start of direct rule, Edward VII talks of 'prudently extending' democracy.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/24/1997 | I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister, addresses UN General Assembly, stakes India's claim to UN Security Council seat. |
| 9/11/1893 | Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism at Chicago's Parliament of the World's Religions, the first ever inter-faith gathering, dramatically enlightening Western opinion to the depth of Hindu philosophy and culture. He spoke for the first time in Chicago. |
| 8/21/1931 | Pandit Vishnu Dingambar Paluskar, famous singer and the blind musician of Maharashtra, passed away. |
| 9/20/1940 | Saroj Lalwani, journalist and printing press director, was born. |
| 4/15/1996 | Shyam Benegal's film ""The Making of a Mahatma"" released in South Africa. |
| 4/12/1752 | Agreement to save the king between Shinde and Holkar. |
| 10/2/1996 | Mother Teresa made honorary US citizen. |
| 9/21/1954 | Last Indian troops withdraw from Tibet. |
| 12/30/1971 | Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, famous nuclear scientist, died. |
| 3/3/1939 | Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" at Rajkot to protest state's autocratic rule at Bombay and to secure ruler's adherence of promise given towards reform administration, and ends it on March 7 on Viceroy's intervention. |
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