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Historical Event on 5/13/1971

General Insurance nationalized.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/9/1947Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy, great philosopher, linguist, art historian, painter and critic, died at Needham, Boston.
9/24/1922Jugal Mondal, social worker and politician, was born at Howrah.
3/10/1999Lok Sabha approves the Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999, by a voice vote.
1/25/1954Manabendranath Roy, famous leader of socialist revolution, passed away at Dehradun.
5/3/1977Hamid Dalwai, father of Muslim Satyashodhak Mandal in Maharashtra, passed away.
11/14/1993Dr. Manibhai Desai, great Gandhian and social worker, passed away.
2/23/1993India complete a 3-0 series drubbing of England.
1/31/1996Asia's first Sports University inaugurated in Pune.
3/25/1954The first helicopter S-55 arrived ferried to Delhi. The Indian Air Force experience with rotary wing aircraft. It was indeed a 'red letter day' in the history of IAF a befitting gift on its coming of age ' when the first helicopter wearing IAF markings appeared at Palam in the form of a Sikorsky, S-55. Such a swift action, complete involvement and dedication on the part of the crew and technicians was the clear indication of the standards with which One-O-Four set about its tasks for others to emulate.
12/23/1959Edward Fredrick Lindlewood Halifax ""Irwin Lord"", English viscount and Governor General of India (1925-1931), died at the age of 78.