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Historical Event on 8/13/1947
Riots sweep Lahore in Punjab; mobs stone Gandhi's house.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/18/1906 | Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar, chief of 'Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh' (RSS), was born. |
| 1/1/1979 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Child"". |
| 8/23/1872 | Tanguturi Prakasam, great lawyer, journalist, nationalist, politician, leader, social reformer and former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, was born at Kanuparthi village in Ongole district in Andhra Pradesh. |
| 10/24/1997 | Kerala bans ragging in educational institutions by an ordinance. |
| 1/16/1973 | Om Prakash Mehra, Air Chief Marshal PVSM, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/01/1976. |
| 1/22/1989 | DMK swept to power in Tamil Nadu Assembly election. |
| 5/8/1996 | Poll counting begins. |
| 8/2/1959 | Little Theatre was established. |
| 5/9/1998 | Kirit Raval is appointed Solicitor-General of India. |
| 7/8/1972 | Sourav Chandidas Ganguly, cricketer (centuries in 1st two Tests for India 1996), was born in Calcutta. |
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