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Historical Event on 6/13/1991

Shiv Sharma, Doordarshan Director General, was shot at in Delhi by suspected Punjab terrorists.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/3/1916Smt. Nathibai Damodar Thakarsey Women's University was established.
1/6/1959Kapildev Ramlal Nikhanj, cricketer (India's finest all-rounder 1978-94, Cup-1982), was born in Chandigarh.
2/15/1924Shankarrao Bajirao Patil, great leader of Maharashtra, was born.
7/3/1745Ranoji Shinde died.
5/12/1992Ms. Santosh Yadav (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) becomes the second Indian woman to set foot atop Mt. Everest.
10/26/1930Dr. Waldemar Modecal Haffkine, famous scientist, bacteriologist and professor, died in Paris. He had invented the Cholera vaccine in 1893 and a vaccine for Plague in 1897 at the Grant Medical College, Bombay.
1/7/1988Mrs. Janaki Ramachandran sworn in as CM of Tamil Nadu.
2/3/1990Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, was finally arrested in Chakradharpur forest.
8/26/1927Second Radio Centre was started in Calcutta.
3/10/1991The Army Dental Corps celebrates its Golden Jubilee and proudly recounts its past glory.