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Historical Event on 3/13/1958

Vallathol Narayana Menon, great freedom fighter, poet, literateur and writer,died at the age of 80.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/21/2000Central Zone and South Zone are declared joint winners after the game ends in a tie in the final of the Deodhar Trophy one day cricket tournament in Lucknow.
5/22/1992India launches its 'Agni' rocket.
3/25/19911991 census report released; India has 844 million people.
4/13/1919Jallianwala Baug massacre. The great Indian tragedy occured in Amritsar which claimed 389 lives and wounded 1,516 activitists fighting for Indian independence. Early in 1919, the Rowlatt Act (Black Act) was passed. This authorized the Government to imprison any person without any trial and conviction in a court of law. This furious act was under the guidence of cruel Brigedier General R. E. H. Dyer and his 50 men troop. Michael O' Dwyer was then the Governor of Punjab who naturally defended the action. This day is observed as Jallianwala Baug Day.
7/14/196985 persons were killed when a freight train collided with a passanger train near Jaipur.
11/25/1948National Cadet Corps was first established.
10/5/1932Madhavrao Laxmanrao Apte, cricketer (7 Tests for India, 1 century), was born in Bombay.
7/23/1996R. Bhattacharji was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He is heading this office till date.
2/7/1983Eastern News Agency was established in Calcutta .
1/8/1993Dr. P.C. Alexander appointed Governor of Maharashtra.
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