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Historical Event on 9/13/1997
India drubs Maldives in SAFF football final in Kathmandu.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/30/1990 | Parliament unanimously passes the Prasar Bharati Bill. |
| 1/29/1975 | West Indies won the fifth test against India after winning the exciting cricket series 3-2. |
| 11/29/1989 | Rajiv Gandhi resigned from the post of Prime Minister of India. |
| 3/26/1996 | The 3-day old Hazratbal shrine crisis ends, as the militants holed up in the shrine come out of it. |
| 11/11/1994 | The Supreme Court stays Karnataka Reservation Act. |
| 6/30/1817 | Dadabhai Navroji, veteran leader and industrialist, died. |
| 5/9/1866 | Gopal Krishna Gokhale, freedom fighter and political leader, was born in Kotluk village of Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. |
| 5/18/1995 | Sukhomoy Sengupta, 76, Tripura's first CM, passed away. |
| 4/13/1919 | Jallianwala Baug massacre. The great Indian tragedy occured in Amritsar which claimed 389 lives and wounded 1,516 activitists fighting for Indian independence. Early in 1919, the Rowlatt Act (Black Act) was passed. This authorized the Government to imprison any person without any trial and conviction in a court of law. This furious act was under the guidence of cruel Brigedier General R. E. H. Dyer and his 50 men troop. Michael O' Dwyer was then the Governor of Punjab who naturally defended the action. This day is observed as Jallianwala Baug Day. |
| 11/19/1996 | Krishnarao Shiva Shelvankar, journalist and diplomat, passed away at 90. |
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