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Historical Event on 5/13/1967

Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) retired from the post of second President.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1949Thomason Collage at Roorkee, Uttar Pradesh, was raised to the status of an Engineering University - the first of its kind in India.
6/22/1994L. V. Prasad, father of South Indian film industry, died.
5/14/1963Dr. Raghuvir, a famous linguist and President of Jansangh, passed away.
10/27/1947Indian Governments accepts King of Jammu and Kashmir Maharaja Harisingh's accession merging Jammu and Kashmir in India and sends its troops. Accession of Jammu and Kashmir was then officially announced. No. 12 Sqn was to initiate the remarkable feat of air-lifting the first Sikhs from Palam onto the rough and dusty Srinagar airstrip without planning or reconnaissance as the initial Indian response to the sizeable insurgent forces that were pouring across the border into Jammu and Kashmir.
9/6/1995Meenatai Thackrey, social worker and Matoshree of Shivsainik's, passed away.
11/8/2000India wins the men's team title in the World Carrom championship in New Delhi.
4/1/1995The Airports Authority of India (AAI) formed by the merger of IAAI and NAA. AAI manages five international airports, 87 domestic airports and 28 civil enclaves.
3/13/1971Fifth General Election of India ends.
9/24/1999The Chief Controller of Defence Accounts (pensions) was renamed as the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(Pensions), Allahabad.
1/30/1971Indian Airline's Fokker Friendship aircraft in India was hijacked to Lahore.