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Historical Event on 8/13/1953

Durgabai Deshmukh became the founder Chairperson of Central Social Welfare Board, which involved several voluntary organisations and workers carrying out programs like education, training and rehabilitation of needy women etc.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1971Gandhi Sadan was handed over to the nation.
10/5/1993CBI chargesheeted 40 in Ayodhya case. Advani, Joshi and Bal Thackeray were among the accused.
10/9/1993C. R. Rangachari, cricketer (4 Tests for India, 8 runs @ 2.66, 9 wkts @ 54.78), passed away.
8/8/1966India endorses the Partial Nuclear Ban Treaty.
1/1/1877Queen Victoria was proclaimed as 'The Empress of India' in Delhi Darbar.
5/3/1718Baba Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, great freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, was born at Ahlu village, Lahore.
11/3/1966Hurricane strikes Bengal, killing 1,000.
2/7/1908Manmanath Gupta was born.
7/20/1916Habibur Rehman Ebrahim Chowdhary, cricket Test Umpire for 4 tests from 1959-64, was born at Mumbai.
11/29/1962Haryana achieved their target of supplying electricity to 100\% villages.