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Historical Event on 8/13/1993
Rama Rao vows not to return to the house unless the government is ousted.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/26/1947 | After the tribal column, raping and looting along the way by Pakistani Army continued at Baramulla, 50 kilometres from Srinagar. Maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir Hari Singhji, then, signed the instrument of accession with India and the Indian Armed Forces reacted to the Pakistani Army's infiltration. Great acts of personal gallantry and collective bravery were shown in the Kashmir operations. Major Som Nath Sharma was awarded the PVC, India's highest decoration for valour, and Brigadier Usman, commanding the 50th Parachute Brigade, was awarded the MVC. Both the soldiers were awarded posthumously. |
10/26/1947 | Acharya Surdasji, famous poet in Hindi and great devotee of Lord Krishna, was born. |
4/22/1930 | Civil Disobedience at Dandi, 6th April 1930 and Civil Disobedience at Bombay, 7th April 1930, both documentary films produced by Krishna Film Co., Bombay, were prohibited by Censor Board on April 22, on the grounds that they were calculated to foster resistance to Government and to promote a breach of Law and Order. |
8/21/1978 | Vinoo Mankad, cricketer, died. He played 44 tests for India and had 2109 runs and took 162 wickets. |
10/15/1987 | Times Eye Research Foundation was established in Amritsar, India. |
7/24/2000 | The trial in the Rs. 133 crore urea scam resumes after about one year in the special court for CBI cases in New Delhi. |
3/20/1994 | Pakistan closes down its consulate in Bombay. |
9/5/1904 | Bhalchandra Pandharinath Bahirat, editor and expert of Saint literature, was born. |
11/27/1881 | Kashi Prasad Jayaswal, great lawyer, philosopher and eminent historian, was born at Mirzapur, UP. |
9/14/1949 | Hindi declared the national language by the Constituent Assembly after a three-day debate. |
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