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Historical Event on 8/13/1963

Sisir Kumar Mitra, Physics scientist, died at the age of 73.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/1942Gandhiji restarts 'Harijan' and allied weeklies.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
3/1/1997India under-19 team wins third `Test', claims three-test series 2-0 win in Matara.
9/11/1991Tax concessions announced.
7/4/1989Union Deputy Ministers were promoted to the rank of Ministers of State.
6/6/199614 Janata Dal legislators revolt in Karnataka against the composition of the J H Patel ministry.
12/28/1951Recognition to Libya by India accorded.
10/27/2000The Vajpayee Government 'clears' the names of Surjit Singh Barnala, Prabhat Kumar and Dinanath Tiwari for appointment as the Governors of the new States of Uttaranchal, Jharkhand and Chhatisgarh respectively.
1/14/1984Gujarati Daily 'Samkalin' of Indian Express Group published.
11/2/1992Nine Maharashtra ministers resign.