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Historical Event on 12/3/1955

In exercise of the powers conferred by the provision in Article 343 (2) of the constitution, orders were issued for the use of Hindi language in addition to the English language for specific purposes of the union.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/14/1998India is elected chairperson of the World Intellectual Property Organisation's standing panel on information technology in relation to Intellectual Property Rights.
12/19/1857The trial on Raja Nahar Singh, who was arrested and then was prisioned at Metcalfe House, began on Saturday at 1100 hrs at Delhi.
10/3/1977Indira Gandhi arrested on charges of official corruption in New Delhi.
3/3/1952The Indian National Congress secured absolute majority in the Lok Sabha in the General elections.
10/10/1937Anant Bhave, famous Marathi litterateur and news announcer on Doordarshan, was born.
5/8/1910Tolstoy replies to Gandhiji that question of Passive Resistance is of greatest importance, not only for India but for humanity.
4/11/1993Laxmanrao Madhav Bhide, senior freedom fighter and history expert, passed away.
6/22/1959Iyengar Kasturi Srinivas, great politician and journalist, passed away.
11/27/1888Ganesh Vasudeo Malvankar, great social worker, educationist, writer and first speaker of Lok Sabha, was born in Baroda.
3/8/1941Sir Jorge Abraham Gearson, philologist and archealogist, passed away.