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Historical Event on 8/13/1997
The contentious women's reservation bill put on the back burner with PM Gujral saying govt. would not push through such a major social legislation until there was a consensus on it.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/19/1901 | Raj Chandra Bose, Indian mathematician and statistician, was born at Hosangabad in Madhya Pradesh. He made many valuable contributions to the subject. He discovered new codes for telecommunication. In 1976, America's highest honour to a scientist came to Bose as he was elected Fellow of the US Academy of Sciences. |
| 2/2/1970 | Bertrand Rusell, great philosopher, mathematician, author and chairmain of the Indian League, died at Merioneth, North Wales at the age of 98. |
| 2/25/1897 | Dr. Amarnath Jha, educationist, was born. |
| 12/31/1995 | K.P.S. Gill, DGP of Punjab, retires from service. |
| 9/1/1798 | England signs treaty with Nizam of Hyderabad, India. |
| 12/29/1957 | 8,000 ton cruiser INS Mysore commissioned. |
| 2/26/1996 | Parliament's budget session opens. |
| 8/1/1993 | Jananayak Debeswar Sarmah, great freedom fighter, architect and nationalist, died at Jorhat, Assam. |
| 7/1/1941 | C. Y. Chintamani died. |
| 8/28/1896 | Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar, great musician and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Chembai in Kerala. |
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