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Historical Event on 4/13/1997
Anand wins Dos Hermanas chess crown.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/13/1772 | Narayan Rao became the Peshwa at Satara. |
| 9/27/1760 | Mir Zafar was deposed and his son-in-law Mir Kasim became the Nawab of Bengal. He ruled till July 7, 1763. |
| 11/7/1858 | Bipinchandra Ramchandra Pal, powerful revolutionary and journalist, was born in a place called Silhat (now in Bangladesh). He was amoung the trio which was known as ""Lal - Bal - Pal"" during the freedom struggle. He started as newspaper called ""Swaraj"" for the Indians in England. He also edited several other newspapers like ""Tribune"", ""New India"", ""Vande Mataram"", ""Swaraj"", ""Hindu Review"", ""Democra |
| 12/11/1991 | R. G. Sardesai, veteran journalist, died. |
| 8/3/1984 | Bomb attack at Madras airport claims 32 lives. |
| 6/9/1957 | General Election ( 2nd) of India ends. |
| 2/7/1856 | Wajid Ali Shah, ruler of Oudh, was asked to abdicate by the British Resident on grounds of chronic misrule. |
| 4/14/1990 | J&K Assembly dissolved. |
| 10/15/1977 | The Congress party denies bid by Indira Gandhi to regain leadership. |
| 8/11/1999 | The last total solar eclipse of the millenium was seen in northern parts of India and France. This eclipse lasted for 2 min and 23 sec. |
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