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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
6/22/198219 persons were killed and 25 injured when an Air India Boeing 707 from Singapore via Madras crashed at Bombay.
12/12/1921Gandhi organizes a complete boycott of Prince of Wales's visit to Allahabad.
12/4/1998Ilayaraja, nusic composer, selected for the Lata Mangeshkar award instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government.
3/3/1993Sharad Pawar nominated CM of Maharashtra.
11/13/1991Supreme Court orders establishment of an all-India judicial service.
5/1/1983Amravati University established.
11/8/1988Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' awarded 1988 Whitbread Prize.
1/3/1923Madhukar Arnalkar, famous Marathi writer, was born.
7/16/1954French rule ends in Mahe. De facto power was transferred to the people and the Indian flag hoisted.
7/7/1901J. Watsan Harod started a branch of Gramophone Company at Calcutta.