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Historical Event on 6/13/1998

India rejects G-8 prescriptions saying they are ''coercive and intrusive'' and intend to freeze the nuclear weapon capabilities of New Delhi and Islamabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/11/1999Dr. M. L. Madhu, poet and translator, wins the Pushkin Gold Medal award.
1/5/1985Rajiv Gandhi promises to solve the Punjab problem without yielding to 'separatist ideologies.
10/13/1998Salman Khan, Hindi film actor who was arrested on charges of killing protected wild animals near Jodhpur, is remanded to the custody of the Forest department.
11/21/1947First Stamp of Independent India was released
12/19/1952Nehru announces the Government's decision for establishing an Andhra State, constituting Telugu speaking areas of the State of Madras, excluding the city.
2/23/1997Successful test firing of the 250-km version of the Prithvi missile.
9/2/1993Vice Admiral V.S. Shekhawat appointed new naval chief.
8/26/1984An Indian Airlines Boeing with 68 passengers and a crew of six hijacked to Lahore. The 12 Sikh hijackers then surrendered to the authorities in the U.A.E and released all the passengers.
11/15/1993IA Airbus with 272 on board forcelands on a paddy field near Tirupati; all passengers safe.
8/1/1920Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy surrendering ""Kaisar-E-Hind"" Medal, ""Zulu War"" Medal and ""Boer War"" Medal and launched the All India Non-Violent Non-Coperation Movement.