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Historical Event on 5/13/1967
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) retired from the post of second President.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
5/13/1967 | Taimurlang passed away. |
9/15/1861 | Dr. Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, famous architect, engineer and a diplomat, also a Bharat Ratna awardee, was born at Chickballapur in Mysore (Karnataka) in a poor Brahmin family. |
9/10/1999 | Top seeds Bhupathi and Paes finished runners-up in the US Open doubles, losing to Sebastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien in the final. |
4/1/1976 | Television was separated from radio, and Doordarshan Corporation was established. |
12/19/1945 | Gandhiji lays foundation stone of C. F. Andrews' Memorial Hospital at Santiniketan. |
2/19/1994 | Chambal dacoit Phoolan Devi, the Bandit Queen, was freed on parole after 11 years of incarceration. |
6/30/1930 | George Fernandes, worker's leader and politician, was born. |
6/30/1984 | W. R. Dhavle, editor, died. |
4/19/1975 | First Indian Satellite ''Aryabhata'' launched. The Satellite provided technological experience in building and operating a satellite system. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos. |
12/29/1965 | First Indian-made tank 'Vijayanta' rolled off the Avadi Heavy Vehicles factory. |
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