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1884 in India

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1884
in
India

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Events in the year 1884 in India.

Incumbents

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Events

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  • National income - 4,056 million
  • The Webb case – District magistrate of Assam dismisses most charges against Charles Webb, who sexually assaulted and killed a female tea plantation worker; case galvanises public opinion against colonial rule[1]

Law

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  • Explosives Act
  • Colonial Prisoners Removal Act (British statute)
  • Naval Discipline Act (British statute)
  • Criminal Lunatics Act (British statute)
  • Indian Marine Service Act (British statute)

Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Wright, Ashley (2020). "Gender, Violence, and Justice in Colonial Assam: The Webb Case, c. 1884". Journal of Social History. 53 (4): 990–1007. doi:10.1093/jsh/shz010 – via EBSCOHost.