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Historical Event on 5/13/1962

Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) retired from the post of first President.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/3/1983Prime Minister Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of Assam's new capital 'Pragjyotishpur'.
5/27/1952United Nationalist Party and the Indian Democratic Party combined to form one opposition party - National Democratic Party with Dr. S. P. Mukherjee as leader.
1/25/1999Dr. R. Chidambaram, nuclear scientist, among the 14 distinguished personalities chosen for Padma Vibhushan. Sachin Tendulkar and Ruskin Bond get Padma Shri.
5/25/1997Seven Pakistani infiltrators are killed in an encounter with BSF in Ranbir Singh Pora.
3/16/1993Bomb blast in a multi-storey building in Calcutta kills 70 people.
2/1/1785Warren Hastings left India on Feb 8 and attended the Council meeting for the last time.
2/14/1985Dr. Nagendra Singh elected World Court Chief.
8/10/1927Manali Kallat Vainu Bappu, first Indian astronomer, litterateur and Urdu poet, was born at Madras.
9/11/1985Sri Lanka score their first Test victory by 149 runs against India.
9/10/1999Sonia Gandhi files her nomination papers for the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency.