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Historical Event on 8/13/1951

First test flight of 'Hindustan Trainer-2' (H.T.2) which was indigenously designed and manufactured in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/23/1996North-Eastern Development Finance Corporation inaugurated.
4/20/1960Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, passed away.
3/3/1990JD-BJP coalition government in Gujarat, Chimanbhai Patel to become CM; Sharad Pawar in Maharashtra and Bhairon Singh Shekhewat of BJP to head the BJP-JD coalition government in Rajasthan.
8/19/1927Ananta Narsinha Naik, social reformer and politician, was born at Bandora, Goa.
12/16/1921Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation started tunnel construction under Hoogly river.
6/21/1940Keshavrao Baliram Hedgewar, politician and founder of Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh (RSS), passed away.
1/24/19953,400 meter long tunnel at Barcem piercing through the Karmali Ghat in Canacona taluka on the Konkan railway route in Goa completed at an approximate cost of Rs. 50 million.
7/10/1971Kochin University was established in Kerala.
8/1/2000Lt. Gen. Padmanabhan to be new Army chief replacing Gen. V. P. Malik.
7/5/1947Indian Act, 1947 was presented in British Parliament, which was then accepted by the emperor on 18th July.