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Historical Event on 5/13/1883
Henk JFM Sneevliet, leader RSAP/editor Spartacus (Dutch-Indies), was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/2/1935 | The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India. |
| 2/22/1958 | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad passed away in New Delhi, India. He was a great leader, great orator, revolutionary and fighter for national freedom. Some of his works which are the masterpieces of the Urdu language are ""Ghubari-Khatir"" and Tadhkirah"". He was Minister of Education in the first Indian Government. |
| 1/4/1889 | Judge M. Patanjali Sastri, Chief Justice of India, was born. |
| 1/21/1943 | Hemu Kalani, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was hanged by British police. |
| 11/15/1911 | First meeting of the governing body of the Indian Research Fund Association (IRFA) was held at the Plague Laboratory, Bombay, under the Chairmanship of Sir Harcourt Butler. |
| 10/22/1999 | The Prime Minister warns of more 'hard decisions'. |
| 2/24/1950 | G.J.M.Gazdar, computational linguist, was born. |
| 7/12/1823 | First Indian Steam Engine Ship ""Diana-a-Gunboat""sailed in a sea near Calcutta. It was built by Kyd & Co. |
| 6/11/1997 | I.K. Gujral, PM, asserts that India had not deployed the `Prithvi' ballistic missile anywhere in the country or on the border. |
| 1/19/1990 | Mr. Jagmohan takes over the administration in J&K as the new Governor after CM Farukh Abdulla resigns. |
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