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Historical Event on 5/13/1962
Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963)
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/17/1915 | Virendra Kumar Jain, great Hindi writer, was born in Mandsaur. |
9/15/1948 | The India flag carrying vessel reached Bombay Port. |
9/9/1997 | Designated court decides to frame charges against 49 persons, including Shiv Sena Supremo Bal Thackeray, BJP president L. K. Advani and former U.P. Chief Minister Kalyan Singh, in cases relating to Babri Masjid demolition in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992. |
7/2/1993 | ONGC converted into corporation by ordinance. |
2/3/1921 | The Evens Report on Indian Cinema 1921' was tabled before the Govt. on February 3. |
5/21/1966 | General Election (11th) of India ends. |
11/19/1998 | A. B. Vajpayee approves formation of the National Security Council, a new high-power hub, to give policy directions to safeguard the country's security. |
8/9/1911 | Khorshedji Rustomji Meher-Homji, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper 1936), was born in Bombay. |
5/16/1999 | Senior Congress leaders oppose Sonia Gandhi as Prime Minister. |
7/8/1991 | L.K. Advani recognised as the leader of the Opposition of BJP in the 10th Lok Sabha. |
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