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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 |
| 7/27/1927 | Krishna Baldev Vaid, famous story writer and novelist, was born. |
| 1/1/1997 | 30-year Ganga water sharing treaty between India and Bangladesh takes effect. |
| 12/3/1889 | Khudiram Bose, famous revolutionary and freedom fighter of Muzaffarpur Bomb Case, was born at Habibpur village, West Bengal. |
| 7/12/1965 | Sanjay Vijay Manjrekar, cricketer (son of Vijay, Indian middle-order batsman), was born in Mangalore. |
| 11/21/1985 | Ramnath Kenny, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1958-60), passed away. |
| 6/23/1930 | The Simon Commission recommends a federal India and the separation of Burma at London. |
| 2/26/1874 | Sursingh Takhtsingh Gohil `Kalapi', famous Gujrati poet, was born. |
| 2/23/1932 | The N. W. Frontier province is created. |
| 5/5/1947 | Gandhiji denies in an interview that communal division of India is inevitable. |
| 1/14/1969 | Madras State renamed Tamil Nadu. |
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