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Historical Event on 5/13/1994

Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding award for 1992.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/6/1997U.S. Congress honours Mother Teresa with a gold medal.
7/29/1987India and Sri Lanka sign peace accord at Colombo in a bid to end the 5-year old ethnic trouble. This stance taken thereafter by the LTTE added several dimensions to the scenario. It was a multi-purpose role that the Navy has been required to play.
9/25/1990L. K. Advani, BJP President, starts his Somnath Temple, Ayodhya Rath Yathra.
11/7/1974South Africa beats India in Women's Open in 63rd Tennis Davis Cup.
3/1/1917J. F. Maden gave a preview of the first Bengali fiction film ""Satyawadi Raja Harischandra"".
2/14/1658Dara Sulaiman Shukoh was defeated in the struggle for Delhi throne Shuja's in the battle of Bahadurpur near Varanasi.
1/30/1903Lord Curzon opened the Imperial Library in in Metcalfe Hall at Calcutta.
4/2/1992Agajan Baig (Aga), famous Hindi film actor, passed away.
6/14/1961Sir Karyamanikkam Shrinivas Krishnan died.
2/19/1986Computerised railway ticket reservation system was introduced in New Delhi Railway station.