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Historical Event on 11/13/1917

Gajanan Madhav, famous modern Hindi poet, critic and storywriter, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/11/1930Pandit Motilal Nehru renamed 'Anand Bhuvan' as 'Swaraj Bhawan' and handed it over to the people.
11/16/1997Sandalwood smuggler Veerappan offers to surrender.
12/1/1998Dhian Singh (103), freedom fighter dies at Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. He was a member of the Indian National Army and was jailed a number of times during the freedom movement.
5/12/1998Bill Clinton, US President, asks India to sign the CTBT.
2/12/1996Former Union Minister Kalpanath Rai sent to Tihai jail for allegedly harbouring members of mafia don Dawood Ibrahim's gang.
11/12/1958Satyajit Ray gets the award for best direction at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
5/25/1606Guru Arjun Dev, spiritual leader of Sikhs and Hindus, was massacred at the instruction of Emperor Jahangir.
11/2/1984Violence following Indira Gandhi's assassination takes heavy toll.
10/1/1953The first new state in India since 1949, Andhra Pradesh, is established on purely linguistic basis and formally inaugurated. This state was created by sub-dividing state of India, Madras Province and this movement was started by Shriramulu for which he had to sacrifice his life.
8/20/1985Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, a ragi, reluctant politician and Sikh leader, died. He was shot by Sikh extremists at Sherpur.