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Historical Event on 3/13/1997

Sister Nirmala Joshi, 63, is chosen to succeed Mother Teresa as the Superior-General of Missionaries of Charity.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/11/1938Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi, famous Hindi litterateur and editor, passed away.
11/3/1998Mamta Banerjee, the TMC leader resigns from Central Coordinating Committee of the BJP and Allies to highlight the issue of spiralling vegetable prices, but Vajpayee refused to accepts the resignation.
2/1/1967Victor Paramjyoti, famous Indian music director, composer and critic, passed away.
3/9/1897Fans start calling the team 'Indians' (in 1915 it became official).
10/19/1907Sulochana Modi, first lady Mayor of Mumbai Mahanagar Palika, was born.
6/23/1946Gandhiji advises Congress not to enter Interim Government, but only Constituent Assembly.
1/14/1998Prof. Amartya Kumar Sen, Economist, is sworn in new Master of the Trinity College. He is the first Asian to head a Cambridge College.
3/6/1990India wins Indira Gandhi Gold Cup hockey tournament.
11/2/1992Nine Maharashtra ministers resign.
7/27/1889Branch of Indian National Congress, 'British India Committee' , was established under the leadership of Dadabhai Navroji.