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Historical Event on 5/13/1997

Doordarshan drops plans to enter the direct-to-home (DTH) mode of television transmission.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/14/1929Devendra Lal was born in Varanasi. He made extensive studies of meteorites of Lunar rocks brought by the Apollo and Luna Missions and of material from the Ocean bed. He also evolved techniques to understand post events in the solar system from cosmic ray ""Signatures"". One of his most significant findings is that the intensity of cosmic rays during the last few million years has been the same as it is today. He was a geophysicist associated with the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad.
2/26/1984Satellite Insat 1-B dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
1/1/1994This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Family"".
11/16/1915Vishnu Ganesh Pingle, martyr, died.
10/3/1977Indira Gandhi arrested on charges of official corruption in New Delhi.
9/27/1990Kabita Garari sets record for 10 Km W (Women) in 48.10 at Beijing Asian Games.
1/27/1987P. T. Usha nominated the Asian Athlete of 1986 by the US Sports Academy (USA).
6/15/1969Dr. Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, great pioneer in Indian Geology and professor in development of geo-scientific research in the country, passed away at New Delhi at the age of 86.
11/28/1990Union Cabinet approves re-induction of Airbus A-320 in the domestic sector.
11/28/1990Sultan Ghiyasu'd-din Tughluq Shah, emperor of Delhi, passed away.