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1881 in India

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1881
in
India

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Events in the year 1881 in India.

Incumbents

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Events

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  • National income - 4,088 million
  • The 7.9 MwNicobar Islands earthquake shook the area with a maximum EMS-98 intensity of VII (Damaging). It is probably the earliest earthquake for which rupture parameters were estimated instrumentally.
  • First commercial bank of India was established (Oudh Commercial Bank). Having an entirely Indian board of directors. In Faizabad, India
  • Setakaryancha Asuda(the whip-cord of the peasantry)

Law

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  • Negotiable Instruments Act
  • Obstructions In Fairways Act
  • Judicial Committee Act (British statute)
  • India Office (Sale Of Superfluous Land) Act (British statute)
  • East Indian Railway (Redemption Of Annuities) Act (British statute)
  • Army Act (British statute)
  • Fugitive Offenders Act (British statute)

Births

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Varahaneri Venkatesa Subramaniam Aiyar, also known as V. V. S. Aiyar, was an Indian revolutionary from Tamil Nadu who fought against British colonial rule in India_2 April 1881.

References

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  1. ^ "The Tribune : About". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 28 November 2020.