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Historical Event on 5/13/1956

Acharya Vinoba Bhave started the Bhoodan campaign in Tiruvellore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/4/19676.5 earthquake at Koyna Dam in Maharashtra kills 200 people.
12/20/1920Justice Ali Sayyed Murtuza Fazal  was born.
7/21/1883Star Theatre was opened in Calcutta.
8/6/1962Peking agrees to talks with India to settle border disputes.
7/8/1914Jyoti Basu, former Chief Minister of West Bengal, was born.
9/1/1956Indian state of Tripura becomes a territory.
4/18/1931Lord Willingdon took over as the Viceroy of India.
3/8/1921Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous film lyricist, was born.
8/27/1998India's cricket sensation Sachin Tendulkar has an audience with the legendary Sir Don Bradman at the latter's 90th birthday celebrations in Adelaide.
12/9/1997Dr. K. Shivarama Karanth (95), doyen of Kannada literature and Jnanpith Award winner, died in Manipal.