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Historical Event on 2/13/1984

Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister, inaugurated the first manufacturing work of Indian Submarines at Mazgaon Dock, Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/26/1906M.P. Sivagnanam, famous Tamil writer and social worker, was born at Madras.
9/11/1956The PM announced in the Lok Sabha the conclusion of the Netaji Inquiry Committee that Netaji did die in an air-crash.
1/26/1930Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi march to protest against the Salt Act of the British and the same day Indians swore to get 'Total' Swaraj and organised the day as Swaraj Day.
1/3/1952India adopted birth control program with aid of U.N. World Health Organization.
1/15/1929Dr. Martin Luther King, civil rights leader of the United States of America, freedom fighter and Nobel Prize awardee, was born at America.
11/19/1998The Indira Gandhi memorial award is presented to Mirta Saavedra Polo, Ambassador of Panama, for her contributions to strengthening bilateral relations between India and Pakistan.
10/22/1912Gandhiji accompanied Gokhale on tour of South Africa, Laurenco Marques, Mozambique and Zanzibar. He gave up European dress and milk and restricted himself to diet of fresh and dried fruits.
6/1/1993Premkumar Sharma, MLA of Bhartiya Janata Party, was assassinated.
5/17/1887Ranglal Bandopadhyay, Bengali poet, essay-writer and journalist, passed away.
5/10/1957Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term.