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Historical Event on 5/13/1967

Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) retired from the post of second President.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/6/1992R. Janakiraman Committee estimates involvement of Rs. 3543 crore in the security scam.
4/3/1999Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2E), fifth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has multipurpose communication & meteorological capabilities. This is still in use. Launched by European launch vehicle Ariane, ISRO has leased eleven 36 MHz equivalent units of C-band capacity on board to INTELSAT organisation.
2/28/1919Gandhiji signs Satyagraha Pledge to secure withdrawal of Rowlatt Bills.
4/28/1945Ajit Manohar Pai, cricketer (one Test India v NZ 1969), was born in Bombay.
9/29/1755Robert Lord Clive founded the British empire in India
2/18/1992Sikh extremists murder 17 people in Punjab.
4/19/1976Indira Gandhi proposes a resumption of ties with Pakistan in New Delhi.
10/19/1920Prakashchandra Sethi, former central minister, was born.
11/30/1998Sonia Gandhi names Ashok Ghelot and Sheila Dixit as Chief Ministers of Rajasthan and Delhi respectively.
5/25/1899Nazrul Islam, revolutionary and Bengali poet, was born in Churulia village of Burdwan district.