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Historical Event on 7/13/1957

Behram Navrosji Karanjia, leading merchant and director of various companies, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/1914Amar Nath Chawla, politician, was born at Taunggri, (Burma).
5/19/1951Sukhdev Bihari Mishra of Mishra Brothers, first historian of Hindi litterateur, passed away.
7/9/1994Surendranath, Governor of Punjab, died.
1/9/1993An Indian Airlines TU-154 plane crash lands in Delhi, all the 165 on board escape; Civil Aviation Minister Scindia resigns; PM cancels Dhaka visit; SAARC summit put off.
2/28/1985M.G. Katre became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/10/89).
12/20/1946Gandhiji completes his month-long sojourn at Srirampur.
5/2/1926Hindu women gain right to seek elected office.
11/6/1998Koneru Humpy wins the World under-12 girls' chess title in Oropesa del Mar, Spain. Azharuddin becomes the highest run-getter (displacing Desmond Haynes, 8648 runs) in LOI history in the Coca Cola cup, Sharjah.
2/13/1994Yashwant Narsingh Kelkar, senior historian and journalist in Maharashtra, passed away.
2/28/1930Strike by workers of the Nizam state railways over bonus.