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Historical Event on 5/13/1962

Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) became the second President of India. He held this office till May 13, 1967.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/25/1916S. M. Pandit, famous painter, was born.
4/29/1957The National Civil Defence College was founded at Nagpur as the Central Emergency Relief Training Institute (CERTI). It functions as the training wing of the Emergency Relief Organisation of the Government of India.
3/29/1978Jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer, 8 Tests for India and 229 runs, passed away.
11/12/2000Huge voter turnout for Congress Presidential poll. Seven top BSF and IAF officials die after their MI8 helicopter crashes near Lakhpat in the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.
6/25/1997USA & India sign a new bilateral treaty for the extradition of fugitive offenders.
10/9/1970Production of Uranium 233 started at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Bombay.
3/7/1996Union Cabinet clears decks for extending benefits of reservation to Dalit Christians.
4/1/1996Kerala introduces ban on arrack. 5614 licenced arrack shops closed down.
8/26/1914Bengali revolutionaries looted 46,000 bullet ammunition and pistols from Calcutta Port for their revolutionary activities.
6/18/1993Sunil Mittal, businessman, denies getting any money from Harshad Mehta.