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Historical Event on 6/13/1879

Ganesh Damodar (Babarao) Savarkar, revolutionary, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/20/1957First Indian Atomic Reactor ""Apsara"" at Trombay, Mumbai, was dedicated to the nation.
11/11/1888Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, freedom fighter, was born in Mecca. He was an outspoken champion of rationalism and progressiveness in all spheres of Indian life.
4/14/1990Veena Vidwan S. Balachander passed away.
4/7/1997NAM foreign ministers two-day conference begins in New Delhi.
7/19/1998The INSAT-2C satellite suffers ``disorientation'' - loss of earth lock - briefly.
5/29/1953Mount Everest conquered by Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay.
10/5/1997Dr. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian woman to become an astronaut. (year 1997 or Oct. 5, 1998)
12/24/1891Chandra Singh Garhwali, freedom fighter and revolutionary, was born in Masson, Patti Chauthan, Tehsil Thalisain, District Garhwal.
4/17/1946Bellary Raghava, famous actor, social worker, lawyer and dramatist, passed away.
2/11/1968Deendayal Upadhyaya, great philosopher, litterateur, social worker, thinker and founder of Jansangh, passed away.