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Historical Event on 12/13/1994

Vishwanath Annappa Tatyasaheb Kore, Padmashri awardee, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/20/1997Basu Bhattacharya (65), film-maker, died in Mumbai.
7/8/1958Lord Canning declared that since peace was established, it is better known as end of Indian Mutiny, 1857.
1/30/1968Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous Hindi poet, writer and President of All India, passed away.
7/4/1989Capt. W. A. Sangma appointed Governor of Mizoram and A. A. Rahim Governor of Meghalaya.
8/20/1997Arun Gawli, Mumbai underworld don, arrested for his alleged involvement in the killing of a builder.
10/31/1843Tarkanath Gangopadhyay, first realistic social novelist of Bengal, was born.
10/15/1931Avil Pakir Jalaluddin Abdul Kalam better known as "APJ", famous Indian scientist, was born in the temple town of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. He is the pioneer of India's missile programme and was awarded the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, in 1997, for his immense and valuable contribution to scientific research and modernisation of defence technol
8/28/1879Battle at Ulundi, Lord Chelmsford beats king Cetshwayo's Zuluz.
11/24/1999India finish with 10 gold, eight silver and seven bronze medals in the Commonwealth shooting championship which ended in Auckland.
1/14/1969Madras State renamed Tamil Nadu.