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Historical Event on 5/13/1905

Fakruddin Ali Ahmed, the fifth President of India, was born at Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/4/1914Savlaram Ravji Patil (P. Savlaram), film lyrisist and story writer, was born.
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12/23/1976Indira Gandhi attacks the pro-Moscow Communist party for enticing her son Sanjay, but she denies grooming him as her successor.
12/10/1979Mother Teresa wins Nobel Peace prize.
10/11/1994Molly Chacko at Hiroshima sets record for 3000m (Women) in 9.06.42.
8/30/1983Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B) launched. This was also a multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite, which served for more than its design life of seven years. It was launched by a US Space Shuttle.
5/30/1919Rabindranath Tagore returned back the honour as a protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
5/17/1949India decided with only one dissent vote to remain within the Commonwealth of Nations.
12/14/199410 IAF personnel of the first batch were reinducted and the last batch left on 20th Dec 94. Cpl Nasir was left as a lying casualty due to injuries sustained in the RPG explosion.
8/12/1946Viceroy announces invitation to Congress to form provisional Government.