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Historical Event on 6/13/1991

Shiv Sharma, Doordarshan Director General, was shot at in Delhi by suspected Punjab terrorists.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/5/1999Geet Sethi won the 1999 World matchplay billiards championship in Midsomer Norton.
4/30/1863Naval Force East India Comapny was merged with the British Naval Fleet.
12/17/1905Judge Mohammad Hidayatullah, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born.
7/25/1987Ramaswamy Venkataraman became the eighth President of India. He held this office till July 25, 1992.
1/21/1969First India built electronic digital computer commissioned.
12/30/1947India informs Pakistan and other dominion representatives that it has decided to refer the Kashmir issue to the Security Council under Article 35 of the United Nations Charter.
12/10/1907Rudyard Kipling, author of `The Jungle Book' and `Kim', received the Nobel prize for literature.
2/13/1991Muslim League leaves the UDF in Kerala.
10/18/1927Ramesh Vithaldas Divecha, cricketer (11 wickets for India in early 50's), was born in Bombay.
2/4/1910New Press Censorship bill announced; govt. say repressive measures necessary to halt unrest.