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Historical Event on 7/13/1930

Swarup Kishan Reu, cricket test umpire for 17 tests from 1978-85, was born in Delhi and was honoured by Padmashree in 1986. He joins the record of umpiring most Tests for India.

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7/27/1982Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi first visited the US in almost 11 years.
3/7/1974T. T. Krishnamachari, former Finance Minister, passed away.
3/21/1997Jockey Vasant Shinde retires.
1/21/1943Hemu Kalani, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was hanged by British police.
7/5/1998An Amusement and Picnic Resorts Pvt. Ltd. with five dolphins and sea lions was inaugurated at Mahabalipuram.
9/20/1993First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit.
9/14/1967US announces plan to give India $1.3 million to buy contraceptives.
4/11/2000Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri, an author of Indian origin, wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her debut collection of short stories 'Interpreter of Maladies'.
1/30/1968Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous Hindi poet, writer and President of All India, passed away.
6/20/1995Mayavati Government wins vote of confidence.