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Historical Event on 8/13/1913
Khawtin Khuma, politician, was born at Phuldungsei, Tripura.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/16/1996 | First one-day international in Canada played between India and Pakistan at Toronto. |
| 10/1/1928 | Shivaji Ganeshan, famous actor, was born. |
| 12/16/1998 | The Government introduces in the Rajya Sabha the Patents (Amendments) Bill 1998 amid Left protests. |
| 10/29/1964 | Priceless and irreplaceable gems, including the famed 'Star of India' of 563.35 carats and 2.5 inches in diameter, were stolen from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, in a daring burglary. An alarm system was discontinued years ago as was the all-night guard in the gem hall, both for reasons of economy. The jewels were uninsured due to high-priced premiums. There were other jewels too that were also robbed during this time. |
| 8/19/1977 | Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake. |
| 9/24/1934 | Arvind Laxman Apte, right-hand batsman, was born in Mumbai. |
| 12/19/2000 | The Government suffers an embarrassing defeat with the Rajya Sabha adopting a motion recording its ""disagreement'' with the Prime Minister for defending three of his Cabinet colleagues charged in the Babri Masjid demolition case. |
| 1/9/1993 | An 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. |
| 11/24/1991 | Bihar's ruling JD makes a clean sweep of all the three Lok Sabha seats in the by-elections. |
| 3/10/1998 | A. B. Vajpayee agrees to form a government with 252 members including the BJP and it's allies. |
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