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Historical Event on 5/13/1952

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru again becomes the Prime Minister of India and forms a new union ministry.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/7/1989Hemananda Biswal sworn in as Orissa Chief Minister.
9/18/1803Second Anglo-Maratha war under Sir Arthur Wellesley resulted in a crushing defeat of the Marathas at Assaye. The British Christians captured Delhi and acquired control of large parts of India.
9/18/1803Mughals capture Ahmednagar.
12/27/1977The Congress party splits into two factions, one supporting and one opposing Indira Gandhi.
9/17/1876Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay was born in Debanandpur village.
5/25/19415,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India.
5/25/1941Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Portuguese navigator, arrived in India. He sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to Calicut, Kerala with three vessels and was the first Westerner to sail to India from Europe.
9/17/1948The Nizam of Hyderabad, in a broadcast, announced ceasefire to his troops and accession into Indian Union, which was settled earlier to the announcement.
3/29/1942Britain offered dominion status to India after the war if it cooperated now.
11/8/1965British Indian Ocean Territory formed.