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Historical Event on 6/13/1927

Henry C. K. ""Clan"" Petty-Fitzmaurice, Governor of India (1888-94), passed away at the age of 82.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/20/1998A. B. Bardhan is re-elected CPI general secretary.
6/8/1999ATP announced Paes-Bhupathi as No. 1 ranked doubles team. In individual doubles ranking, Bhupathi and Paes were No. 1 and 2 respectively.
5/16/1911Pumping Station of Calcutta was commissioned at Tallah.
7/1/1984Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, died at the age of 101.
11/7/1958Nehru said the role of Gen. Mohammed Ayub Khan in Pakistan had increased the 'risk and danger of war' between India and Pakistan.
4/30/1909Sant Tukdoji Maharaj, great saint, patriot and social worker, was born at Yawali, district Amravati.
10/24/1851First official telegraph line was opened between Calcutta and Daimond Harbour spanning 33.8 km.
3/28/1991IAF men die in an air crash in Bangalore.
4/8/1997India creates history by entering the semi-finals of the 12th Jawaharlal Nehru Gold Cup international football series for the first time after holding Ghana 2-2 at Kochi.
7/25/1813First boat race started at Calcutta on the Hooghly river where seven sailing boats had competed.