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Historical Event on 6/13/1973

Sir Ram Nath Chopra, great professor of Pharmacology of National Drug Research Institute of India, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/16/1952Sri Ramalu Potiu sacrificed his life for the demand of seperate Andhra Pradesh state for the Telugu- speaking people.
2/5/1922Gandhiji, following Chauri Chaura (U.P.) tragedy in which 22 police constables and one sub-inspector were burnt to death by a mob, fasts for five days and abandons plan of satyagraha movement.
9/11/1921Subramania Bharati, freedom fighter, Tamil poet and editor, passed away at an early age of 39.
10/4/1953India elected to the UN Trusteeship Council.
7/12/1999India sets a deadline for intruders withdrawal from Kargil, announces suspension of air strikes.
7/12/1999Nasiru'd-din Muhammad Shah I passed away. His son-in-law Ghiyasu'd-din Balban succeeded Nasiru'd-din Mahmud in Delhi.
9/20/1993First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit.
12/27/1990Central Govt. introduces fresh direct tax proposals to raise additional Rs. 810 crore by raising income tax and fixing limits for deduction of depreciation.
10/31/1876Cyclone hits Bengal centered near Bakarganj (now in Banlgadesh), about 200,000 die.
4/29/1957The National Civil Defence College was founded at Nagpur as the Central Emergency Relief Training Institute (CERTI). It functions as the training wing of the Emergency Relief Organisation of the Government of India.