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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 |
| 7/20/1916 | Habibur Rehman Ebrahim Chowdhary, cricket Test Umpire for 4 tests from 1959-64, was born at Mumbai. |
| 1/19/1994 | CM decide to request Chief Election Commission to implement the photo identity card scheme in phases. |
| 1/10/1987 | Sikh terrorists murder Punjab prison chief in Chandigarh. |
| 4/4/1904 | Kundan Lal Saigal, golden voiced singer, legend in his lifetime, actor and film maker, was born in Jammu. Some of his famous songs are ""Ek Bangla Bane Nayara"", ""Diya Jalao"", ""Jab Dil Hi Toot Gaya"". |
| 1/10/1995 | 26th International Film Festival of India opens at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay. |
| 6/9/1948 | Laloo Prasad Yadav, former Chief Minister of Bihar, was born. |
| 5/2/1953 | Declaration by the PM that India was opposed to joining any power-block in the event of another war. |
| 8/29/1959 | India sends troops to Tibet border to block the Chinese. |
| 7/3/1996 | 25 to 30\% hike in prices of petroleum products. |
| 5/23/1997 | The body of controversial former chief of Tarn Taran district police Ajit Singh Sandhu is recovered from rail tracks near Bhakharpur About 30 km from Chandigarh. |
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