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Historical Event on 12/9/1873

Lord Northbrook, Viceroy and Governor General of India laid the foundation stone of the building.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/18/1970Dr. Dharmendra of the Indian Council of Medical Research awarded the Damien-Duttan Award for outstanding work in leprosy.
1/1/1948India raised voice against Pakistani infilatration in the country. A complaint was lodged in the Security Council of United Nation on Kashmir invasion.
1/1/1948Shahaji Raje Bhosale, father of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was born.
10/13/1781A treaty was singed between the Britishers and ruler of Gwalior, Scindia.
7/19/1955Roger Michael Humphery Binny, Indian medium-pace all-rounder early eighties, was born at Bangalore.
6/16/1992P. D. Dhhavle, former editor of daily newspaper `Maharashtra', passed away.
12/4/1997Lok Sabha was dissolved with immediate effect and new House was to be constituted by March 15 next.
7/30/1997Madras High Court restrains, by an interim injunction, the foreign universities/institutions having offices in India from awarding or conferring any degree on Indian students.
11/2/1774Lord Robert Clive, one of the founders of British Rule in India, British Army Chief and Diplomat, died. He committed suicide in England at the age of 49 under strain of ill health and charges of his misdeeds in India.
3/20/1992Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the 'Bharat Ratna' Award at Calcutta.