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Historical Event on 5/13/1956

Acharya Vinoba Bhave started the Bhoodan campaign in Tiruvellore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/18/1928Roshan Harshadlal "Deepak" Shodhan, cricketer (century on Test debut for India), was born in Ahmedabad.
5/24/1960Dr. Ida Sophie Schruder, founder of famous 'Vellore Hospital', passed away in Kodaikanal.
10/24/1934Arvindrao Laxmanrao Apte, cricketer (brother of Madhav scored 8 & 7 runs in one Test), was born in Bombay.
2/10/1986Pope John Paul II ends visit to India.
2/24/1957General Election ( 2nd) of India begins.
4/1/1839Medical College Hospital in Calcutta having only 20 beds was opened for male patients .
10/20/1997All India Hindu Conference begins at Hardwar.
2/13/1719Jahandar Shah was strangled to death and the Sayyid brothers were killed soon after.
8/4/1845Pherozeshah Mehta, who published the first Hindi newspaper and one of the founders of Indian National Congress, was born in Bombay.
6/11/1995PM leaves for 4-day official visit to France.