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Historical Event on 5/13/1949

Maharashtra Granthalay Sangh was established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/2/1946Pratham Chaudhary (Birbal), modern Bengali poet and critic, passed away.
3/23/1757Lord Clive conquered Chandranagar after defeating the French troops.
10/20/1920Censor Board, after examining the film 'Ahilya Uddhar' on October 20, started mentioning the number of reels as well as the length in feet on the Censor Certificate. The film had already been released earlier on August 23, 1919.
10/31/2000Chhattisgarh, the 26th State of Indian Union, comes into existence with the swearing in of its Governor Dinesh Nandan Sahay and Chief Minister Ajit Jogi at a glittering function at Raipur.
2/20/1992Pandit Gauri Shankar, famous dance director in Hindi films, passed away.
2/20/1987Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh becomes the 23rd and 24th states of Indian Union.
7/21/1975Hindi Post Guards was established by Government.
7/20/1991Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, former Maharaja of Travancore, passed away at the age of 78 years after a brief illness. His term as the descendant of the Chera dynasty saw many progressive reforms in the field of legislation, education and many more. He was hailed as ""Ashoka the second"", and Gandhiji parised him as a ""Historical wonder"".
9/25/1928Madhavrao Gadkari, great litterateur and editor, was born.
1/15/1996Victoria Terminus (VT) station in Mumbai renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Terminus by the Centre.