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Historical Event on 6/13/1966

60 people were killed in a collision between two suburban trains of Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/6/1919Mahatma Gandhi declared an All India Strike against the Rollatt Act .This was the first strike.
6/29/1976Sandhya Chib, Miss India-Universe (1996), was born.
4/7/1920Ravi Shankar Bhattacharya, renowned Sitar player (Sounds of India), was born in Banaras, India.
8/15/1947Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru becomes the first Indian Prime Minister of free India.
1/1/1989Dinkar Sakrikar, editor of monthly magzine 'Purva' and socialist, passed away.
12/22/1945Shridhar Balkrishna Kulkarni (Pathe Bapurao), famous poet known for instant poetry and Marathi folk song writer, died.
9/13/1893Mama Parmanand, one of the founders of 'Prarthana Samaj', passed away.
3/2/1997Michel Camdessus, Managing Director, IMF, congratulates India on its pursuit of steady and higher economic growth.
7/10/1965First NCC (National Cadet Corps) College for training girls started at Gwalior.
8/10/1855Alladiya Khan, famous singer of Kolhapur court, was born.