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Historical Event on 3/13/1989
The first straw fired thermal power plant was laid in Jakhari village of Punjab.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/5/1990 | With the induction of 60 ministers, the Bihar Cabinet becomes the largest ever cabinet in India with a total of 71 ministers. |
| 8/22/1984 | R. Venkataraman was elected the Vice President of India (1984 -1987). |
| 7/21/1963 | Kashi Vidyapeeth was given recognisation as University. |
| 7/29/1988 | Syed Modi, 28-year national badminton champion, was shot dead at K. D. Singh Stadium in Lucknow. |
| 5/13/1648 | Construction of the Red Fort at Dehli was completed. |
| 2/14/1967 | 4th Parliamentary Lok Sabha Election was held and the election process was completed on 15/02/1967. |
| 11/1/1999 | H. K. Dua, senior Journalist and former editor of The Indian Express and The Hindustan Times, is appointed the Press Adviser to the Prime Minister. |
| 3/24/1977 | Morarji Desai elected leader of Janata Party and sworn in as the Prime Minister of India at New Delhi. Later he formed his cabinet. He was in the office of Prime Minister till July 28, 1979. This was first non-Congress Government in India. |
| 11/22/1872 | Meera Behn (Medlin Slade), freedom fighter, was born at England. |
| 8/19/1993 | Y. D. Lokurkar, senior journalist, died. |
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