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Historical Event on 6/13/1966

60 people were killed in a collision between two suburban trains of Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1988The Officers Training School (OTS) was re-christened as Officers Training Academy. Besides training Indian nationals, 74 cadets from Sri Lanka have also been trained at the OTA.
9/30/1900Mohommad Ali Chhagla, former central minister, was born.
6/27/1894Chhaganbapa (Chhaganlal Karamshi Parekh), great social worker, was born.
12/12/1905Mulkraj Anand, Indo-Anglian novelist and critic of international repute, was born in Peshawar, Pakistan.
6/13/1965Maninder Singh Harbansingh Billa, cricketer (Indian leftarm spinner in 35 Tests 1982-93), was born in Pune.
12/14/1985Rajiv Gandhi joins the leaders of Greece, Sweden, Tanzania, Mexico and Argentina in a tele-conference as part of the UN ceremony at which they are honoured with the 'Beyond War' award.
9/19/1995PM leaves for a 5-day visit to the two Central Asian republics of Turkmenistan and Kyrghistan.
2/26/1984Satellite Insat 1-B dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
6/6/1891Vanktesh Iyengar Masti, famous Kannad poet, story writer, novelist, playwright and critic, was born.
2/4/1993D. C. Kothari, famous scientist and educationalist, passed away.