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Historical Event on 4/13/1999

D. Sripada Rao, former Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, is shot dead by People's War Group naxalites near Annaram village in Karimnagar district.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/30/1998Anna Hazare, social worker, was awarded the CARE International humanitarian award for 1998.
8/18/1957Tilak Raj was appointed the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed his office for four years till 6th September, 1961.
4/1/1944Japanese troops conquer Jessami, East-India.
12/20/1757Clauk became Governor of Bengal.
3/4/1927Dr. Laxminarayan Lal was born.
5/9/1995Abha Gandhi, servant to Mahatma Gandhi, passed away. He was 68 years.
7/22/1998Sahib Singh Verma, Delhi Chief Minister, and BJP vice-president K. L. Sharma are fined Rs. 100 each for riding a motorcycle without helmet in New Delhi.
12/31/1996Gold import policy liberalised.
8/8/1972Olympics open at Munich (26).
12/10/1998Dr. Gurudev S. Khush, rice breeder at the International Rice Research Institute, Philippines, and Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram, wheat breeder at the International Wheat and Maize Improvement Centre, Mexico, share the Rank Prize announced in London.