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Historical Event on 10/13/1991
Captain Satish Sharma nominated to contest from Amethi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/2/1950 | Persis Khambatta, famous actress (Star Trek, Megaforce), was born in Bombay. |
| 4/21/1993 | India announces establishing proof in Pakistan's complicity in Bombay bomb blasts. |
| 7/31/1993 | Transport operators begin nation-wide strike. |
| 7/2/1961 | Prof M S Thacker, DG-CSIR, laid the foundation stone for the wind tunnel complex. |
| 7/2/1961 | Muhammad Tughluq Shah II passed away at Sindh. |
| 5/6/2000 | Benoy Krishna Chowdhury (89), veteran freedom fighter and prominent CPI(M) leader, died at a Government Hospital in Calcutta. |
| 1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
| 5/27/1930 | India's major cities are seething with unrest following the arrest of Mahatma Gandhi and thousands of his followers in the campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. Civil unrest in Bombay, where at least six were killed and sixty injured. |
| 4/2/1991 | Asom Gana Parishad splits. |
| 1/15/1973 | Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, DFC. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. |
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