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Historical Event on 5/13/1791

Lord Cornwallis retreated back to Madras after the battle of Arikera.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/16/1930Baba Kanshi Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer, was arrested by British police.
9/13/1990An attempt to hijack a Coimbatore-Bangalore-Madras Indian Airlines flight IC 534 to Sri Lanka.
7/9/1938Sanjeev Kumar, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
1/14/1964Bapu Nadkarni bowled 32-27-5-0 vs England, 21 maiden overs in a row.
6/17/1839Lord William Bentik, governor general of India, was born.
7/26/1927Gulabrai Sipahahimalani Ramchand, cricketer (valuable all-rounder in 33 Tests for India), was born in Karachi.
5/1/1913Balraj Sahani, famous film actor, was born.
10/19/1920Prakashchandra Sethi, former central minister, was born.
8/15/1997K. R. Narayanan, President, posthumously confers nation's highest peace-time gallantry award 'Ashok Chakra' to second Lieutenant Puneet Dutta.
7/3/1898Gopinath Bhagwan was born at Banamohalla, Srinagar. He is one of the most eminent saints who have graced the sacred land of India. An Ashram at Kharyar, Srinagar is set up by his disciples and devotees to preach his meditation.