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Historical Event on 12/13/1772

Narayan Rao became the Peshwa at Satara.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/8/1999The bodies of 12 soldiers, who martyred in Kargil battle, were brought to New Delhi. So far 321 soldiers were killed and 476 wounded in operation Vijay.
11/16/1947Kamta Prasad ""Guru"" died at Jabalpur. He was renowned for his contribution in the field of Hindi Grammer. He was the editor of a monthly 'Saraswati' and 'Balasakha', children magaz
11/16/1947Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies.
6/30/1986Mizoram became the state of India.
7/21/1947Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.
4/13/1982Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal passed away.
11/10/1991South Africa's first cricket One-day international since 1970 vs India.
5/6/1922Chhatrapati Rajarshi Shahu, great revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer of Kolhapur, passed away at Bombay. He was 48.
1/28/1933India in Waldorf Hotel in London read out a four and a half page note in Cambridge.
3/20/1952Anand Armitraj, great Indian tennis player (Brother of Vijay), was born.