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Historical Event on 4/13/1993

Lalitadevi Shastri passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/19/1917Indira (Pridarshani) Gandhi, the first Indian Lady Prime Minister, was born at Allahabad. She was the only child of Jawharlal Nehru and took active participation in freedom fight by forming ""Vanar Sena"" (a team of young detectives). She lead India in a successful war against Pakistan to seperate East and West Pakistans and establish the nation of Banglades
10/10/1906Narayan Rasipuram Krishnaswamy, great Indian writer, was born.
12/20/1957Kalinga Prize for 1957 awarded to Lord Bertrand Russell.
7/25/1997Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999) retired from the post of 9th President.
5/23/1975P. S. Bapat, victoria cross winner Lieutenant General, passed away.
12/26/190723rd session of the Indian National Congress was presided by Dr. Rash Behari Bose. In this session, Congress was split into two groups named 'Extremists' under the leadership of Lala Lajpat Rai and 'Moderates' under the leadership of Dr. Rashbehari Bose. Sir Pherozeshah Mehta took active part on the moderate side. Anand Bazar reported with headings as ""The 23rd National Congress. Presidential Election. Tilak's Amendment. Uproarious Proceedings. Free Fight. Police Aid. Pandal Cleared. Police Escort Tilak. Adjourned Sine Die"".
3/9/199314 bus passengers burnt to death in Andhra .
1/5/1995PM gives valedictory address at the 8th World Tamil Conference in Madurai.
3/26/1993Surajkund AICC okays dual posts for Narasimha Rao.
10/1/2000Ram Vilas Paswan, Communications Minister, launched the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited having total functional autonomy.