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Historical Event on 8/13/1963
Sisir Kumar Mitra, Physics scientist, died at the age of 73.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/2/1926 | Hindu women gain right to seek elected office. |
| 5/19/1953 | State to control production and distribution of minerals involved in atomic energy development. |
| 10/4/1999 | Kerala High Court orders Election Commission to booth-wise counting. The EC is likely to move the Supreme Court against this order. |
| 12/1/1911 | Dayarnav Raghunath Kopardekar, founder of ""Indrayani Sahitya Prakashan Sanstha"", was born. |
| 9/30/1900 | Mohommad Ali Chhagla, former central minister, was born. |
| 11/18/1960 | Raghunath Chaudhary, famous natural poet of Assam, passed away. |
| 12/23/1989 | V. C. Pande was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 11-12-1990. |
| 3/1/1998 | Bharat Ratna is awarded to Dr. A.J.P. Abdul Kalam, Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister, and Smt. M. S. Subbulakshmi, Carnatic musician. The award is also conferred posthumously on film director Satyajit Ray, freedom fighter Aruna Asaf Ali and former Prime Minister Gulzari Lal Nanda. |
| 1/5/1659 | Aurangzeb defeated Shah Shuja in the battle of Khawan near Allahabad. |
| 7/28/1946 | Sister Alphonsa, good teacher and social worker, died at Bharananganam. |
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