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Historical Event on 7/13/1998

The Government is prevented from tabling the Women's Reservation Bill.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/13/1889Balkrishna A. Pillai, litterateur and journalist, was born.
5/27/1991Justice J.S. Verma of the Supreme Court appointed to probe into Rajiv Gandhi murder case.
1/19/2000Railways retains the Lady Ratan Trophy Women's National Hockey championship.
10/27/1973The first Ladies Police Station started functioning at Calicut in Kerala.
8/18/1957Tilak Raj was appointed the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed his office for four years till 6th September, 1961.
4/16/1853The first Railway Train on Indian sub-continent ran over a streach of 21 miles i.e. 35 kms from Bombay to Thane. In the inauguration ceremony, 14 railway carriages carrying about 400 guests left Bori Bunder (presently C.S.T.) at 3.30 pm, amidst the loud applause of a vast multitude and to the salute of 21 guns.
7/4/1902Swami Vivekanand (Narendra Vishwanath Dutta), Indian religious leader and social reformer, died at Memorial Rock, KanyaKumari. His brilliant career came to a sudden end only at the age of 39.
1/2/1973General S. H. F. J. Manekshaw appointed as Field Marshall.
3/13/1878The Vernacular Press Act was passed which subsequently made the Amrita Bazar Patrika of Calcutta an English newspaper.
1/10/199728th International Film Festival of India opens at Trivandrum.