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Historical Event on 5/13/1962

Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) became the second President of India. He held this office till May 13, 1967.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/10/1910Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, famous doctor who worked in China, was born at Solapur, Maharashtra.
10/10/1910Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal was succeeded as the Viceroy of Protuguese India by Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder at Portuguese power in India.
11/3/1992Premnath, hero and villan of Hindi film industry, passed away.
12/29/1965First Indian-made tank 'Vijayanta' rolled off the Avadi Heavy Vehicles factory.
10/6/1862Indian Penal Code was notified. However, it was implemented from 1st January 1862.
7/13/1905Premnath Bazaz, famous Kashmir freedom fighter, was born.
3/3/1839Jamshedji Nasarvanji Tata, famous industrialist and father of modern technology, was born at Navsari near Surat, Gujarat. He started cotton mills in Bombay and Nagpur and founded the Tata Iron and Steel Company, which is one of the largest integrated steel mills in the world.
7/23/1991Premdatt Paliwal, president of All India Forward Block, died.
10/5/1997Leander-Mahesh win China Open ATP Tour doubles event.
7/2/1961Prof M S Thacker, DG-CSIR, laid the foundation stone for the wind tunnel complex.