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Historical Event on 5/13/1962
Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963)
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/19/1855 | G. Subramaniam Iyer, active worker of Indian National Congress since its establishment, was born. |
6/3/1890 | Khan Abdul Gafar Khan, follower of Mahatma Gandhi, was born. |
6/3/1890 | Father Francis Xavier, Spanish founder of the Jesuits, 35, and three friends set sail from Lisbon, Portugal for Goa. They became the first Roman Catholic missionaries to travel to India. |
5/24/1875 | Sir Sayed Ahmed Khan established Mohmmad Anglo Oriental School which was renamed in 1920 as 'Aligarh Muslim University'. |
4/1/1889 | Dr. Keshavrao Baliram Hedgewar, politician and founder of Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh (RSS), was born. |
2/17/1968 | Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader, Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, passed away. |
8/12/1997 | Gulshan Kumar of Super Cassette Industries was shot dead by four unidentified persons in north-west Mumbai. |
2/16/1923 | Vishnu Moreshwar Mahajani, famous author, poet and playwright, passed away. |
12/12/1989 | Air Chief Marshal (retd.) Arjan Singh named Delhi Lt. Governor. |
6/19/1877 | Pandurang Chimanaji Patil, famous agriculturist of Maharashtra, was born. |
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