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Historical Event on 4/13/1890

Ramchandra Gopal Torne (Dadasaheb), film director, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1925Sadashiv Pandurang Jantre, great freedom fighter and social worker, was born .
12/12/1964Maithili Sharan Gupta, famous Indian poet, Hindi litterateur, writer, social worker, patriot and Padma Bhushan awardee, died.
3/23/1967Pandey Bechain Sharma (Ugra) passed away.
6/5/1997Prime Minister Gujral went on a 3-day visit to Nepal.
6/5/1997Humayun died at Delhi. Two days earlier he had slipped on the staircase of a library being constructed at the Old Fort.
10/11/1902Loknayak Jayprakash Harsudayal Narayan, veteran socialist leader, was born at Sitabdiara village (border of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar) in Bihar. He was awarded Bharat Ratna on Dec. 23, 1998 and played a key role in formation of Janta Party which defeated Indian National Congress for the first time.
5/6/2000Saurav Ganguly wins the Ceat International Cricketer of the Year award 1999-2000.
11/8/1968Jansattak Party established.
1/14/1993The Supreme Court absolves Railway Minister Jaffer Sharief of corruption charges in the wagon deal with Asea Brown Boveri.
9/17/1929La Fontaine, Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM and AVSM, VM, was born in Madras.