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Historical Event on 6/13/1889

Salarjung, famous administrator, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/16/1980Fisher Wealthy Hornsinger, an American social worker and who worked for Adult Education in India, passed away.
7/13/1907Hari Vishnu Kamat, great politician, was born.
2/6/1990Ashok Shandilya of Railways wins National billiards crown.
8/19/1910Sister Alphonsa, teacher and social worker, was born at Kudamaloor, Kerala.
11/1/1956Indian Government re-organizes the states according to linguistic principles and inaugurates second Five-Year Plan. The states declared were Madhya Pradesh, Punjab by merging Patiala & PEPSU, Mumbai was divided in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Union Territories namely Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshdeep Minikai and Amin Divi were approved.
11/1/1956Sultan Mehmud of Ghazni began his first real expedition to India by defeating the Hindu King Jaipal. He won Afghanisthan and Punjab in Peshawar battle. This was the first major Muslim conquest in India.
6/6/1969Sunil Bandacharya Joshi, cricketer (Indian Test left-arm spinner 1996), was born in Gadag.
4/15/1992D. T. Lakdawala, former member of Planning Commission, passed away.
4/16/1991President's rule imposed in Haryana.
1/21/1945Shri Rashbehari Basu, great revolutionary, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, passed away at Tokyo, Japan, at the age of 60.