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Historical Event on 5/13/1996
M. Karunanidhi (DMK) sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/31/1964 | Air Marshal Aspy Merwan Engineer DFC retired from the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. |
| 7/25/2000 | Two Indians Aruna Roy from Rajasthan and Jockin Arputham, founder of the Indian National Slum Dwellers' Association, chosen for the Ramon Magsaysay award for public service. |
| 6/24/1991 | Jayalalitha ministry sworn in in Tamil Nadu. |
| 2/7/1931 | Shila Kaul, the chief minister of New Delhi, was born. |
| 2/18/1925 | Krishna Sobati, famous Hindi authoress, was born. |
| 6/4/1926 | Dalai Lama introduces a tax on ears for Tibetans to equip the army. Those with only one ear will pay half the tax. |
| 10/26/1962 | After Chinese attack, Emergency and Defence of India Ordinance was declared for the first time in India by the President. |
| 8/16/1886 | Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa dies at the age of 50. His real name was Gadadhar Ghatterji. An Indian mystic, leader and saint, he preached unity of religions. Swami Vivekanand was his disciple. |
| 11/13/1953 | Richard Nixon, the US Vice President, arrives in New Delhi. |
| 12/11/1967 | 6.5 earthquake in West India, 170 killed. |
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