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Historical Event on 6/13/1999
The Indian army secures the strategic Tololing peak in the Dras sector.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/2/1959 | Indira Gandhi was elected the president of the ruling Congress Executive Party. Thereby Congress spilt,and leftist formed Swantantra Party. |
| 2/19/1818 | Bapu Gokhle, last General of Maratha kingdom, passed away. |
| 5/5/1903 | Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India. |
| 8/11/1954 | Yashpal Barburam Sharma, cricketer (Indian right-handed batsman early 80'), was born in Ludhiana. |
| 7/27/1887 | Sardar Davar Tehmuras Kavasji, social worker and lawyer, was born. |
| 8/19/1934 | Dr. Hiralal died. He was a distinguished historian and contributed numerous articles to 'Indian Antiquary', 'Epigraphia Indica', The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, etc. He was also an honorary correspondent in Archaeology to the Government of India. |
| 12/20/1942 | Gangu Bai, freedom fighter from Kolhapur, died at Hinlang Jail because of police beating. |
| 5/16/1975 | Sikkim High Court was established at Gangtok for Sikkim territory. |
| 2/19/1855 | U. V. Swaminathan Iyyer, mahamahopadhyay Tamil author, was born. |
| 4/1/1969 | India's first Atomic Energy Reactor started at Tarapore. |
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