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Historical Event on 1/1/1862

Indian Penal Code and code of Criminal Procedure passed on October 6, 1860 came into force.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/23/1975Omeo Kumar Das, one of the great patriots of Assam, passed away at the age of 81. He selflessly worked for the tea plantation workers and made efforts to get them better living standards. He translated Gandhiji's autobiography ""My Experiments with Truth"" in Assamese language.
11/5/1977Indira Gandhi arrested and released unconditionally. The External Affairs Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee addresses the United Nations General Assembly in Hindi.
4/16/1930Baba Kanshi Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer, was arrested by British police.
12/28/1983Gavaskar achieves his 30th century beating Bradman's 29.
6/18/1997Prakash Padukone launches IBC.
2/14/2000Mr. B. Rachaiah (78), former Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Goa, died in a hospital in Bangalore.
10/16/1999Dr. Najma Heptulla, Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, is elected president of the 138-nation Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
9/19/1965Government extends ultimatum to India to dismantle forts within four days in China.
12/12/1908Gaandhiji released from Volksrust Gaol. Indian National Congress adopts resolution on South Africa, criticizing the harsh, humiliating and cruel treatment to British Indians in South Africa as injurious to English Empire.
9/7/1996Ajit Singh quits Congress and heads Tikait's party.