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Historical Event on 11/18/1911
Free primary school education is introduced.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/18/1911 | Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Count of Vidigueira, met the Jamerin of Calicut after arriving in India three days ago at Malabar Coast. He was joined by an experienced Gujarati pilot at Malindi. He was the 6th Governor and 2nd Viceroy of India. |
| 1/22/1899 | Dilipkumar Roy, classical musician, was born. |
| 10/28/1962 | US pledges to rush arms to India. |
| 6/3/1947 | British Government issued the partition plan, which was worked out by Lord Louis Mountbatten in New Delhi and was accepted by both Muslim League and Congress. The salient features of the partition were, 1) Provices of Bengal and Punjab to be divided., 2) The Indians will form the constitution of India and it will only be applicable in the areas where people accept it., 3) The province of Baluchistan shall adopt proper ways to decide its future., 4) 562 Princely States shall be free to decide their own future., 5) Referendum shall be held in N.W.F.P. and Assam., 6) The Governor General of both countries shall be the executive head of their respective countries., 7) Military assets shall be divided between the two countries and 8) Red Cliff Mission was setup, to demarcate the boundaries of the two countries. India would become free on 15th August 1947. |
| 12/16/2000 | Indian Airlines wins the 60th National Hockey championship in Jammu. |
| 1/7/1994 | Malhotra Committee recommends privatisation and foreign participation of LIC and GIC. |
| 8/7/1990 | Union Cabinet approves setting up of Indian Broadcasting (Programme) Service. |
| 5/7/1849 | Bethune College of Calcutta was established in the upper class families and it was started for female education. |
| 2/2/1930 | Vasudev Govind Apte, editor and dictrionay creator, passed away. |
| 8/14/1993 | 15 bus passengers massacred in J&K. |
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