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Historical Event on 8/13/1953

Durgabai Deshmukh became the founder Chairperson of Central Social Welfare Board, which involved several voluntary organisations and workers carrying out programs like education, training and rehabilitation of needy women etc.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/12/1949S Vijaya Laxmi Pandit, first woman foreign ambassador, was received in US.
3/31/1997The Bombay Stock Exchange crashes by 300 points.
2/23/1997Successful test firing of the 250-km version of the Prithvi missile.
11/20/1955Kripal Singh scores 100* on Test debut, India v New Zealand.
4/14/1992The 79th Plenary session of the Indian National Congress opens in Tirupati.
10/10/1999Congress-NCP talks still on forming a Government in Maharashtra.
4/19/1975First Indian Satellite ''Aryabhata'' launched. The Satellite provided technological experience in building and operating a satellite system. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos.
3/13/1996Wills World Cup Cricket semi final (India vs Sri Lanka) at Calcutta abandoned due to unruly crowd behaviour. Sri Lanka enters final.
12/1/1942No. 8 Squadron was raised meanwhile, absorbing the remaining coastal defence flight personnel.
1/11/1958Two lakh Indians in East Pakistan were rounded up and lodged in concentration camps.