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Historical Event on 12/11/1938

Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi, famous Hindi litterateur and editor, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/20/1916Sreemati Nathibai Damodher Thackersey (SNDT) Indian Women' s University, first women's and the fifth Indian University, was established in Pune by D.K. Karve.
6/15/1899Roy Chowdhury Devipasad, modern Indian sculptor and painter, was born.
11/28/1990Union Cabinet approves re-induction of Airbus A-320 in the domestic sector.
5/28/1895Bagal Bhai Madhavrao Khanderao, freedom fighter, author and painter, was born.
6/7/1979Bhaskara-I, first experimental satellite for Earth resources/meteorology remote sensing and the Second Satellite of India, launched. This satellite carried TV and microwave cameras. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle 'Intercosmos'.
1/22/1963The National Library for the Blind, the first national institute of its kind, was set up at Dehradun.
11/12/1999A 50-member BJP ministry led by Ram Prakash Gupta is sworn in Uttar Pradesh.
3/5/1948C. Rajagopalachari appointed the first Indian Governor General to succeed Lord Mountbatten on 21 June.
9/14/1820Agri-Horticultural Garden of Calcutta started functioning.
7/27/1949Agreement reached on the ceasefire line in Kashmir.