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Historical Event on 2/13/1998

India signs two agreements with the U.N. Development Fund for a $13.75-million grant for food security and environment support.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1994Five die of pneumonic plague in Delhi. Surat toll rose to 47.
7/3/1941Adoor Gopalakrishnan, cinematographer (Kathapurushan, Mathulikal), was born.
7/12/1965Sanjay Vijay Manjrekar, cricketer (son of Vijay, Indian middle-order batsman), was born in Mangalore.
8/3/1939Apoorva Kumar Sengupta, cricketer (1959 Test - India vs WI, without distinction), was born in Lucknow.
12/5/1991The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India.
10/14/1947Narsingh Chintaman Kelkar, great litterateur, politician and editor, died.
7/1/1965Meerut University was established.
3/14/1999Arjun Atwal won the Indian Open Golf in Calcutta.
12/27/1911Jana Gana Mana.... ,' India ' s National Anthem, was first sung at the Indian National Congress session held at Calcutta.
5/7/1994Dr. S.P. Tripathy, Director-General of ICMR, retired after 32 years of distinguished service in the ICMR, and Dr. G.V. Satyavati took over as the new Director-General of ICMR in July 1994. She became the first woman scientist in the country to head not only ICMR but any Research agency in independent India.