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Historical Event on 5/13/1962

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963)

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/15/1980Six more private sector banks nationalized.
6/24/1991Pranab Mukherjee appointed Dy. Chairman of the Planning Commission.
12/4/1989Hardeo Joshi replaces Shiv Charan Mathur as CM of Rajasthan.
1/20/1995Supreme Court orders closure of 84 industries in and around Taj Mahal in UP due to pollution.
6/12/1996India's new prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda wins vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha and will rule as head of the United Front Coalition.
7/1/1991Rupee devalued by 8.5\%.
10/16/1942Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 people in south of Calcutta, India.
6/28/1975As a response to anti-government demonstrations, India imposes the toughest press censorship since independence.
1/25/1930Mehdi Baqer, great educationist, was born at Faizabad in UP.
1/8/1973Nanasaheb Parulekar, father of 'Sakal' newspaper, died.