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Historical Event on 8/13/1947
Riots sweep Lahore in Punjab; mobs stone Gandhi's house.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/10/1959 | Mukundrao Ramarao Jaikar, great freedom fighter and famous lawyer, passed away. |
| 3/16/1986 | Internationally wanted criminal Charles Sobharaj and 6 other prisoners escape from Tihar Jail. |
| 3/11/1915 | Vijay Samuel Hazare, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1946-54), was born in Sangli, Maharashtra. |
| 8/2/1877 | Pandit Ravishankar Shukla, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, lawyer, politician and social worker, was born in Sagar, M.P. |
| 11/8/1990 | Congress (I) extends support to Chandrasekhar to form Government, even as BJP and Left parties decline the request of President R. Venkataraman to form Government. Rajasthan BJP CM Bhairon Singh Shekhwat wins confidence motion with the help of Janata Dal rebels (116-80). |
| 1/6/1987 | An International Conference to commemorate the 75 anniversary of the African National Congress opens in New Delhi. |
| 3/3/1700 | Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj died of lung infection due to smallpox at Sinhagad fort. |
| 8/1/1672 | The East India Company and the English law was for the first time intorduced in India. It was set up as directed by the Court of Judicature. |
| 7/31/1946 | Jinnah threatens sanctions of ""Direct Action"". |
| 2/13/1991 | Surjit Singh Barnala resigns as Governor of Tamil Nadu. |
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