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Historical Event on 11/1/1858

Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company's loss of control, and India came directly under the Crown of 'Princes, Chiefs and People of India'. Britain Government took over administrative powers from East India Company to rule India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/3/1977Indira Gandhi arrested on charges of official corruption in New Delhi.
9/14/1997Fire and explosions devastate terminals and storage tanks at Visakh Refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Toll put at 51.
11/21/1971Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh.
11/25/1948National Cadet Corps was first established.
3/2/1997Michel Camdessus, Managing Director, IMF, congratulates India on its pursuit of steady and higher economic growth.
5/1/1947Congress Working Committee accepts Partition in principle.
6/25/1922Satyendranath Datta, famous Bengali poet, passed away.
6/25/1922Vallabhacharya, founder of 'Pushthimarg Panth', was born.
11/11/1991Supreme Court declares the Anti-Defection Law as constitutional but holds that decisions of Presiding Officers under the law could be subjected to judicial review.
6/18/1917Lachhmansingh Gill, famous politician and former chief minister, was born.