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Historical Event on 5/13/1995

Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding awarded for 1992.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/18/1990Devkumar, famous Hindi film actor, died.
9/1/1988Fatte Singrao Gaekwad of Baroda, former Member of Parliament, passed away.
2/17/1993Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, died at her native village in Manipur. The British army made a surprise attack on her position and captured her. On 17th October, 1932, Pandit Nehru once wrote ""A day will come when India will remember her and cherishe her"".
10/25/2000The BJP Legislature Party in UP elects Rajnath Singh its leader.
2/18/1911Captain Vasudev Belwalkar, who had also written the novels on history and war, was born.
3/29/1995Harindra Dave, chief editor of Janmabhumi Group and Gujrati author, passed away.
12/15/1951Scindia's SS Jal Pushpa launched.
10/2/2000Mukesh Kumar, India hockey player, retires from international hockey.
3/5/1999The indigenously-built multi-barrel rocket launcher ''Pinaka'' is successfully test-fired at Chandipur-on-sea in Orissa.
11/27/1999BJP recaptures the Jaipur Civic body posts by winning 49 out of 70 seats.