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Historical Event on 5/13/1905

Fakruddin Ali Ahmed, the fifth President of India, was born at Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/15/1874Tryambak Sitaram Karkhanis, founder of `Maharashtra Natak Mandali', was born.
11/2/1992Nine Maharashtra ministers resign.
9/1/1887Karmveer Bhaurao Paygaunda Patil, educationist, social reformer and founder of 'Rayat Educational Institute', was born.
2/2/2000The Government decides to appoint former Chief Justice of India M.N. Venkatachaliah as the Chairman of the National Commission to review the Constitution.
3/18/1915British Government approved Indian Security Act to have greater control on the Indian people.
1/17/1905Dattaraya Ramchandra Kaprekar was born at Dahanu near Bombay. He discovered the shortest possible routes to solve mathematical problems. In 1927, he won the wrangler R. P. Paranjpe Mathematical Prize for an Original Piece of work in mathematics. He discovered 'Kaprekar Constant' in 1946. It is the number ""6174"". The constant 6174 is arrived at and this number then generates itself into one set of numbers called ""self numbers"" that is also known by his name. Kaprekar passed away in 1988.
12/21/1952Saifuddin Kitchlu awarded the Lenin Peace Prize of U.S.S.R. Award. He was the first Indian to receive this honour.
2/5/1968Narottam Nagar, veteran hindi writer, passed away.
4/29/1909Tukdoji Maharaj, social reformer, modern Saint and poet, was born at Yavli in Amravati district, Maharashtra.
1/18/1950Batubhai Umarwadia, father of Gujrati literature's English type and drama writer, passed away.