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Historical Event on 5/13/1962
Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963).
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| 4/4/1912 | Dhundiraj Gopal Sapre, Sahityaratna and Sanskrit litterateur, was born. |
| 3/2/1933 | Anandji, famous music director, was born. |
| 10/13/1998 | India, Mauritius sign an agreement on civil aviation in New Delhi in the presence of its two Prime Ministers. |
| 2/7/1795 | Dutch Prince William V accepts British occupation of Dutch Indies. |
| 5/27/1930 | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was arrested during Salt Movement. |
| 7/14/1923 | Iqbal Singh Bhatia, great educationist, was born at Kotla Qasim Khan, (Pakistan). |
| 11/10/2000 | R.M. Shankara and Rashmi Kumari lift men's and women's title in the World carrom championship in New Delhi. |
| 4/14/1952 | Three integrated Railway Zones, Northern, North Eastern and Eastern inaugurated. |
| 8/10/1986 | Gen. A.S. Vaidya, who was Chief of Army Staff, at the time of 'Operation Blue Star', was shot dead at Pune. |
| 7/10/1997 | Rafiq Sadiq, Congress(I) leader, escapes attempt on life when armed militants ambush motorcade near Achabal in South Anantnag, Kashmir valley. |
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