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Historical Event on 11/13/1998

Pravabati Devi (88), freedom fighter and `Mother Teresa of Orissa', dies at the orphanage set up by her at Chharchanpali.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/6/1907John Morley, U.K. Government State Secretary, declares ""it will not withdraw from India under any circumstances"".
1/29/1781First Newspaper, J.A.Hickey's Bengal Gazette - January 29, 1781.
12/11/1990Naresh Chandra was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1992
8/4/1993Tarabai Bapat, daughter-in-law of revolutionary Senapati Bapat, died.
4/13/1997Anand wins Dos Hermanas chess crown.
8/30/1773Narayan Rao Peshwa was murdered by his uncle Raghunath Rao, also called Raghoba, who then proclaimed himself the Peshwa.
8/30/1773Amarsingh, Rajput king of Mewar, was born.
11/17/1932The Third Round Table Conference began in London. It was not attended by the Congress as the real Indian participation in the making of the constitution was negligible. Since Gandhi was in prison because of his civil disobedience movement he could not attend it either. This conference ended on 24th November 1932 without achieving anything.
6/17/1903Jyotiprasad Agarwal, Assamia playwright, poet and music director, was born.
1/21/1943Hemu Kalani, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was hanged by British police.