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Historical Event on 3/11/1881

Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/9/1954India reports only 43\% of population speaks 15 recognized languages, noting 720 dialects, 23 tribal tongues.
2/5/1949Judgement on Gandhi's murder; Godse and Apte to be executed.
1/9/1994Indian diplomats and staff members evacuated from war-ravaged Kabul.
2/12/1985Fire aboard M.V. Chidambaram, an Indian liner sailing from Singapore to Madras, killed 34 people.
5/10/1996PM P.V. Narasimha Rao and his Council of Ministers resign.
11/16/1835Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. She was named Manikarnika and was called 'Manu'. (16 or19).
11/11/1913Gandhi sentenced to nine months' imprisonment at South Africa.
4/25/2000The Supreme Court clears the decks for continuing the trial against AIADMK leader Jayalalitha in the controversial ''TANSI land deal case'' by ''erasing'' the Madras High Court judgment discharging her from the case.
2/27/1956G. V. Mavlankar, first speaker of Lok Sabha, passed away.
4/26/1999The President dissolves Lok Sabha and orders fresh elections.