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Historical Event on 2/13/1936

Dinsha Wachha, great Industrialist and social worker, passed away at Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/17/1917Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba started living at Hriday Kunj in Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad.
3/3/1939Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" at Rajkot to protest state's autocratic rule at Bombay and to secure ruler's adherence of promise given towards reform administration, and ends it on March 7 on Viceroy's intervention.
8/8/1948Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, passed away at Pearl River, New York.
9/2/1970Parliament abolishes the privileges of 279 maharajahs in New Delhi.
4/6/1985Bombay beat Delhi by 90 runs to win the Ranji Trophy final.
4/6/1985Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal arrived at Cochin as Viceroy of India.
6/10/1900Jayantnath Chaudhary, former General of Indian Army General, was born.
11/20/1981Bhaskara-II, India's second experimental remote sensing satellite, was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos. This provided experience in building and operating a remote sensing satellite system on an end-to-end basis.
3/29/1977S. N. Mathur became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 02/05/77).
12/28/1984Eighth General Election of India ends. Indian National Congress party wins with thumping majority.