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Historical Event on 3/13/1978

Ghulam Mustafa Guard, cricketer (3 wkts in 2 Tests for India), passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/30/1993Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
3/25/193150 killed in riots in India; Gandhi assaulted.
12/12/1905Mulkraj Anand, Indo-Anglian novelist and critic of international repute, was born in Peshawar, Pakistan.
4/24/1918Durgaprasad Dhar, former Vice President of Planning Commission, was born.
10/30/1947The first Spitfires from the Advanced Flying School at Ambala reached Srinagar and were soon engaged in strafing the raiders beyond Pattan. Within a week, the Tempests of No. 7 Squadron were playing a decisive role in the battle of Shelatang which halted the forward momentum of the insurgents.
1/11/1995Kumari Anandan replaces Vazhapadi K. Ramamurthy as TNCC (I) chief.
9/17/1937Sitakant Mahapatra, 1933 Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Orria poet, was born.
2/24/1948The State of Junagarh, whose accession to India was protested by Pakistan in the UN Security Council, voted in favour of India in a popular referendum held on 20 February.
10/28/1991Chruchill Alemao of Goa set free by court.
7/8/1918Montagu - Chelmsford Report was published. This report was prepared to reform the legislature of India. This report was made by Edwin Montagu who was the Secretary of States for India and Lord Chelmsford, who was the Viceroy.