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Historical Event on 7/11/1832

British Parliament finally rejected to remove the appeal of Hindus puritans against Sutee abolition, as demanded by tradional orthodox Indians.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/11/2000A Delhi High Court exonerates senior Congress(I) leader and former Union Minister H.K.L. Bhagat in a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case in Delhi (in Mansarovar Park in East Delhi on November 1, 1984).
6/3/1818Maratha wars between British & Maratha Confederacy in India ends.
6/27/1998Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan, Gandhian, Congressman and former Sikkim Governor, dies at 86.
2/6/1827Shyam Shastri, musician and a great artist of India, passed away at the age of 65 years.
5/28/1895Bagal Bhai Madhavrao Khanderao, freedom fighter, author and painter, was born.
2/8/1872Lord Mayo, Viceroy of India, was assassinated by prisoner Sher Ali during his visit to Andaman Islands.
10/22/1947There were bound to be difficulties in consolidating the loosely federated Indian provinces, princely states, etc. into one homogeneous whole state. Kashmir, after initial dithering, acceded to India voluntarily and by popular consent, then, was invaded by Pakistani tribesmen with the support of the Pakistani government.
11/19/19971996 Indira Gandhi prize for peace, disarmament and development presented to Medicins Sans Frontieres, a non-government organisation, providing medical aid to the needy across the globe, by President K. R. Narayanan on the 80th birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi.
4/13/1997Paes-Bhupathi corner doubles glory in the Gold Flake Open tennis in Chennai.
9/27/2000Gurucharan Singh goes down fighting to Andri Fedtchouk of Ukraine in the 81 Kg bout of the Olympics boxing.