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Historical Event on 4/1/1912

The imperial capital of India was moved from Calcutta to Old New Delhi and the Province of Delhi was declared by a proclamation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/30/1996Phase I assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.
10/30/1996Former PM Narasimha Rao appears before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at the Vigyan Bhawan Annexe, New Delhi, as an accused in the St. Kitts forgery case.
6/26/1888Ghanshyam Das Birla, great freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Pilani.
3/17/1995Congress-I in Arunachal Pradesh wins two-third majority.
10/31/1999The Ram Janmabhoomi Trust president ends fast in support of his eight-point demands including improvement of 'puja' and 'darshan' arrangements of 'Ram Lala' at the temple.
10/16/1990Om Shivpuri, famous film and theatre artist, died.
1/10/1897Wildemar Modecai Haffkine, famous scientist, innoculated himself with vaccine against Plague publicly to demonstrate the harmlessness of the product in Bombay. The method of preparation of this vaccine has remained the same till now for more then hundred years.
1/9/1972In 1971, 433 feature films produced in the world with a record and a top position in film production.
1/25/1980Awards regarding Public Honour were re-started by Goverment of India; Mother Teresa was honoured by Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, etc.
5/9/1995Abha Gandhi, servant to Mahatma Gandhi, passed away. He was 68 years.