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Historical Event on 4/13/1890

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/17/1933Lala Amarnath scores a century (118) in his Test Cricket debut.
5/23/1914The British India Steamship Co. and the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Co. announced their amalgamation at London.
11/11/1947Temple of Vithoba in Pandharpur opened for Harijans. Ganpatrao Tapase was the first harijan to enter the temple.
10/30/1991Bansilal Ladda, veteran freedom fighter and law expert, passed away.
9/17/1960Agreement reached with Pakistan on the distribution of the River Indus and its tributaries.
7/24/1991Union budget imposes all-round price hike.
11/9/1960Subroto Mukherji, first Air Chief Marshall of Indian Air Force, suddenly died.
11/21/1947First postal stamp of indepedent India of three and half annas denomination was started. Major General Cariappa took over from Lieutenant General Sir Francies Tulker as the Army Commander, Eastern Command, in the rank of Lieutenant General.
7/7/1997Armed Kuki militants shot dead 25 persons and injured five seriously in an attack on Paites village in Manipur.
4/13/1972Balraj Sahani, famous film actor, passed away.