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Historical Event on 6/13/1999
The Indian army secures the strategic Tololing peak in the Dras sector.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/25/1989 | Congress-I ministry headed by S. C. Jamir assumes office in Nagaland. |
| 8/14/1942 | Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, started broadcasting from a secret transmitter on the wave length of 42.84 meters. This channel was used for freedom movement telecasts. |
| 2/16/1745 | Thorle Madhavrao, fourth Peshwa in Maratha kingdom, was born. |
| 9/19/2000 | Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics. |
| 7/18/1993 | Girilal Jain, 71, The Times of India editor, died. |
| 6/28/1928 | Baburao Sadvelkar, famous painter, was born. |
| 6/28/1928 | Maharana Pratap, great revolutionary, soldier and freedom fighter, was born. |
| 9/25/1928 | Madhavrao Gadkari, great litterateur and editor, was born. |
| 1/9/1841 | John Gil Christ, founder of Fort William College Calcutta, passed away at Paris. |
| 1/10/1993 | Atleast 15 people are killed in Bombay on the 5th day of riots between Hindus and Muslims. |
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