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Historical Event on 4/12/1801
William Carey fort was appointed the Professor of Bengali Language in fort at William College, Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/3/1969 | Thiru Conjeevaram Natrajan Annadurai ""Anna"", a great patriot, writer, editor, orator, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and the commencer of Dravid Movement, passed away. He was the key person in formation of Anna Dramuk Party. |
| 10/17/1996 | President's rule reimposed in U.P. |
| 6/9/1900 | Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, died in Ranchi Jail. |
| 9/1/1934 | Suniti Kumar Ghosh, cricket test umpire for two tests from 1988-89, was born in Bengal. |
| 7/7/1992 | Truckers call off strike. |
| 8/15/1947 | On the the stroke of mid-night on 14th August 1947, India became independent and was partitioned. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of free India. The mixed economy policy was taken on a five-year plan basis for economic development. On 26th January 1950, India became a democratic and is the biggest democracy of the world today. In 1956, on the basis of languages, India was divided into 14 states and 6 union territories. Today, there are 27 states and 7 union territories. |
| 2/23/1998 | The Samajwadi Party candidate for the Motihari Lok Sabha seat, Mr. Devendra Nath Dubey, is shot dead at Baniarpur in Patna. |
| 8/1/1939 | Bombay begins Prohibition, first since U.S. law was repealed. |
| 12/25/1924 | Atal Krishna Behari Bajpayee, Prime Minister of India and a veteran journalist, was born at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. |
| 10/14/1994 | Setu Madhavrao Pagdi, researcher and historian, died. |
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