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Historical Event on 4/13/1999
D. Sripada Rao, former Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, is shot dead by People's War Group naxalites near Annaram village in Karimnagar district.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
12/10/1907 | Rudyard Kipling, author of `The Jungle Book' and `Kim', received the Nobel prize for literature. |
5/17/1957 | Nehru, who went to Ceylon to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of Buddhism, calls for an end to nuclear tests. |
2/7/1864 | P. S. S. Iyyer, famous lawyer and educationalist, was born. |
10/1/1932 | Indian Milatary Academy became functional with Brigadier LP Collins, DSO, OBE as the Commandant. The first course of 40 GCs had on its rolls Sam Manekshaw, Smith Dun and Mohd Musa, later to be Chiefs of the armies of their respective countries, i.e. India, Burma (now Myanmar) and Pakistan. This training was for a period of two and a half years. |
8/5/2000 | Lala Amarnath (88), former Indian cricketer, died in New Delhi. |
9/22/1996 | Passport seekers are given an option of 10 years (Rs. 300) or 20 years (Rs. 600) period. |
5/21/1923 | Keshavrao Kothavle `Lalit', editor of monthly magazine, was born. |
12/31/1995 | Air Chief Marshal Satish Kumar Sareen PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, Indian Air Force. He was in this office till 31/Dec/1998. |
4/15/1956 | A combined army and police action against well armed Naga rebels. |
3/26/1999 | Indian Airlines regained the National hockey men's title in Hyderabad. |
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