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Historical Event on 7/13/1930

Swarup Kishan Reu, cricket test umpire for 17 tests from 1978-85, was born in Delhi and was honoured by Padmashree in 1986. He joins the record of umpiring most Tests for India.

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3/5/1997Pravin Thipsay wins the United Insurance GM chess tournament in Dhaka.
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