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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 |
5/10/1909 | Bellari Shammanna Keshvan, internationally famous librarian, was born. |
8/1/1990 | Devi Lal, Dy. PM, dropped from Union Cabinet following wild charges he made against colleagues in an interview with the 'Illustrated Weekly'. |
9/18/1803 | Puri was captured by Britishers from the Marathas without any struggle. |
2/13/1879 | Sarojini Naidu ""Nightingale of India"", was born at Hyderabad. She was the first Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress and took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931. |
7/10/1999 | The Delhi police arrest Mohammad Javed alias Babu Bhai, an accused in the Jain Hawala case. |
4/2/1970 | Meghalaya, an autonomous hilly state, was established after dividing the hilly areas of Assam. |
3/2/1996 | Malabar University (Kerala) comes into being. |
6/8/1897 | Manindranath Basu, Bengali story writer and novelist, was born. |
1/20/2000 | J&K accepts the report of the State Autonomy committee tabled in the Assembly last year. |
2/21/1672 | A French squadron under De la Haye encountered a fleet of the Dutch, who were in hostility with the French, near Cape Comorin. |
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