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Historical Event on 7/13/1916

Ramkrishna Bakre (Tatya), veteran journalist and music critic, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/13/1916Sher Shah Sur died. He was fatally wounded in an explosion on Kalanjara fort while preparing for an attack. He introduced the new silver rupee-coin ""Rupiya"" based on ratio of 40 copper coin pieces (paisa) per rupee and built several roads including the longest road of India known as Grand Trunk Road (now Natioinal Highway-2).
2/18/1946Cabinet Mission in India.
5/26/1935Swami Mrigendra Channaya, great Social Scientist in Maharashtra, was born.
4/23/1959Peking Radio reports say that Chinese troops defeated rebels in south-eastern Tibet and have closed Tibet's borders with India and Burma.
1/3/1919Shambhu Pan, cricket Test Umpire for 9 tests from 1960-70, was born at Bengal.
1/18/1970Kishan Singh at Cuttack sets record for 50 Km W.in 4.19.48.
7/29/1997Rabri Devi inducts 60 ministers, including 22 of cabinet rank, thus raising strength of her Council of Ministers to 74.
2/9/1991India holds the last decennial census of the century.
9/12/1994UN Secretary General Ghali visits New Delhi.
10/24/1984First Metro Train (Underground Train) in India started between Esplanade and Bhowanipore in Calcutta city.