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Historical Event on 4/13/1890
Ramchandra Gopal Torne (Dadasaheb), film director, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/16/1992 | Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the honorary Oscar by a three-member Oscar committee at a Calcutta nursing home. |
| 4/9/1965 | Fighting breaks out in the Rann of Kutch between Indian and Pakistani troops. Pakistan attacked Indian borders, Sardar Post, Chhar Bet and Beria Bet, this was manned by the State Armed Police Batallions. In Kutch launched its 8th Infantry Division supported by two regiments of M47/48 Pattons. Operation 'Desert Hawk' was launched to draw away reserves from other vulnerable areas, and possibly to test India's resolve. The Indian Army did not rise to the bait. |
| 5/27/1919 | Kandukuri Veeresalingam, father of modern Telgu language, author and social reformer, passed away. |
| 3/31/1996 | Karnataka defeat Tamil Nadu in first innings to win Ranji Trophy. |
| 3/4/1925 | Jyotirindranath Tagore, great Bengali litterateur and poet, passed away. |
| 4/4/1991 | Gujarat CM Chimanbhai Patel JD (Gujarat)-to contest the elections with poll understanding with Congress (I). |
| 4/14/1919 | Gandhiji confesses at Nadiad his ""Himalayan Miscalculation"" regarding satyagraha martial law declared in Punjab. |
| 5/12/1937 | George VI is crowned. |
| 9/15/1860 | M. Visveswarayya, maker of modern Karnataka, was born. He was a notable engineer too. |
| 9/6/1903 | Russia increases import duties on Indian and Ceylon tea in retaliation for British import policies in Moscow. |
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