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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.

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7/10/1978'Mahatma Phule Backward Class Development Corporation' (Mahatma Phule Magaswarg Vikas Mahamandal) was established.
7/25/1970Pillai A. Thanu, former Chief Minister of Kerala, passed away.
7/20/1993Chander Mohan, son of Haryana CM Bhajanlal, wins the by-elections in the Kalka assembly constitutency by a margin of 61,800 votes.
7/2/1997Screening for Hepatitis C made mandatory all over India.
7/16/1992Shankar Dayal Sharma is appointed President.
8/30/1993LPG, Petrol dealers get higher commission.
10/25/1932Pearless' investment company was established.
11/7/1912Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, social reformer, was born at Travancore.
4/15/1976India announces it will send an envoy to Peking, first time in 15 years.
7/8/1914Jyoti Basu, former Chief Minister of West Bengal, was born.