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Historical Event on 5/13/1962
Dr. Zakir Hussain became the Vice President (1962-67).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/24/1998 | 24 persons are killed and 28 injured when some bogies of a goods train break free and roll back to collide with the stationary Manmad-Kacheguda Express at Parli Vaijnath in Maharashtra. |
| 6/9/1923 | K. Alagirisami, famous journalist, playwright and story writer, was born. |
| 3/17/1959 | Dalai Lama XIV flees from Tibet after Chinese military occupied Tibet. |
| 9/13/1906 | Surendra Kumar Dey, social reformer and politician, was born at Sylhet (Bangladesh). |
| 10/28/1867 | Swami Vivekanand Sister Nivedita, great freedom fighter, revolutionary and politician, was born at Dunganon in Ireland. |
| 7/18/1953 | Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta. |
| 5/29/1968 | Dara Singh becomes the world wrestling champion. |
| 6/18/1992 | Congress (I) chooses Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma as Presidential candidate. |
| 4/20/1993 | Jharkhand Movement suspends its 36-days old economic blockade. |
| 6/30/1817 | Dadabhai Navroji, veteran leader and industrialist, died. |
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