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Historical Event on 8/13/1988
Gajanan Jagirdar, great actor and director in Indian film industry, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/3/1946 | Sagarmal Gopa, devoted patriot, freedom fighter and political worker, was burnt alive. |
| 9/25/1993 | Soli Sorabji, 63, nominated as Prosecutor of the International War Crimes Court by UN Secretary General. |
| 11/11/1992 | S.Bangarappa resigns as the CM of Karnataka. |
| 5/11/1999 | Supreme Court confirms the death sentence on four of the 26 accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, reduces to life imprisonment the sentence on three others and acquits the remaining 19. |
| 11/27/1946 | London announces parley on India; Muslims accept, Hindus decline. |
| 9/7/1998 | Swami Ranganathananda is elected the 13th president of the Ramakrishna Order. |
| 1/15/1999 | Mi. Pa. Somasundaram (79), writer, poet, litterateur and associate of Rajaji, died in Chennai. |
| 4/11/1999 | Tamil Nadu men, Railways women emerged National Volleyball League champions in Triprayar. |
| 4/16/1853 | The 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. |
| 9/29/1998 | ISRO successfully launches its largest sounding rocket, Rohini (RH-560 mk, 11 total payload, 127 kg). |
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