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Historical Event on 11/13/1909

Gandhiji left England for South Africa and wrote ''Hind Swaraj'' on board S.S. Kildonan Castle.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/22/1773Robert Clive, English occupier (India), passed away at the age of 48.
10/10/1954First 'President Award' was awarded to film 'Shyamchi Aai'.
10/19/1954Nehru and Mao meet in Peking.
1/31/1997INS Vikrant, Indian Navy's first aircraft carrier, de-commissioned.
9/2/1918Datta Deshmukh, water expert and President of `Lalnishan Party', was born.
3/1/1908A.E.T. Barrow, educationist, was born.
8/15/1950Indian Constitution goes into effect.
12/6/1992300,000 Hindus destroy the mosque of Babri at Ayodhya, India. 4 die and BJP government in UP, led by Kalyan Singh, was dismissed and President's rule promulgated. Then countrywide riots followed. Pakistan and Bangladesh condemned demolition.
6/20/1997Second round of Foreign Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan starts in Islamabad.
9/19/1726Khandoballal died.