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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
7/24/1911Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, was born.
12/29/1844W.C. Bonerjee, first President of the Indian National Congress, was born in Kidderpore, Calcutta.
5/24/1990K. S. Hegde, former President of Parliament, passed away.
6/22/1994L. V. Prasad, father of South Indian film industry, died.
1/9/1923Satyendranath Tagore, Bengali litterateur, passed away.
1/1/1974This year was announced to be observed as the ""World Population Year"".
6/28/1995Madhya Pradesh in central India is designated a `tiger state' to protect the animal from poachers and settlers.
1/28/1951Kashmir issue taken up in UN security council.
1/1/1664Shivaji marched towards Surat.
4/5/1950Spurred by recent clashes in East and West Bengal between Muslims and Hindus, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his Pakistani couterpart Ali Khan today reached agreement on a ""Bill of Rights for Minorities"". This bill included a provision for ""drumhead justice,"" or summary justice to persons convicted of violating minority rights.