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Historical Event on 2/13/1997

Deve Gowda, PM, dedicates the Rs. 3200-crore 480 MW Uri hydel project in north Kashmir to the nation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/2/1953Declaration by the PM that India was opposed to joining any power-block in the event of another war.
12/25/1937Pitambar Datt Kaushika, great educationist, was born at Bulandshahar.
9/16/1954The Lok Sabha adopted a clause in the Special Marriage Bill providing for divorce by consent.
12/28/1932Britain says it is to release 28,000 prisoners, including Gandhi.
1/22/1992Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
2/11/1818Britishers captured the 'Ajinkyatara' fort which belonged to the Marathas.
10/20/1774New Regulating Act was introduced which abolished the East India Company Government and a new Government was formed.
7/18/1992Kanandevi, famous Bengali actress, passed away.
5/1/1998The Konkan Railway running for 760-km is dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This was an extention from Ratnagiri.
8/10/1948Atomic Energy Commission established.