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Historical Event on 2/13/1856
East India Company captured Lucknow along with Avadh Kingdom.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/18/1993 | Rail, road traffic disrupted. |
| 4/14/1990 | Over 90 persons killed in an Airbus crash in Bangalore. |
| 11/3/1991 | India's short range surface-to-air missile (SAM) 'Trishul' successfully tested. |
| 8/1/1995 | Vohra Panel submits report, highlights nexus between mafia and politicians. |
| 7/1/1965 | Meerut University was established. |
| 10/31/1984 | Rajiv Gandhi sworn in as Prime Minister of India by Gyani Zail Singh, President of India, at New Delhi. He held this office till December 1, 1989. |
| 10/2/1934 | Indian Naval Force was established. |
| 11/16/1983 | Kapil Dev took 9-83 vs West Indies at Ahmedabad. India still lost the game. |
| 1/3/1947 | Gandhiji toured the riot-affected areas in Bihar from January 3 to January 29. |
| 5/24/1991 | The body of Rajiv Gandhi, India's assassinated former premier and son of the late Indira Gandhi, was cremated in New Delhi today. He was killed by a suicide bomber in the southern state of Tamil Nadu three days ago. Police suspect that Tamil rebels, fighting for independence in Sri Lanka, carried out the murder. Gandhi's death signaled the end of the Nehru dynasty's rule over India. His two children were too young to assume the leadership of this turbulent nation. There was pressure for Sonia Gandhi to succeed her husband, but she was Italian-born and refused. |
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