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Historical Event on 8/13/1997

The contentious women's reservation bill put on the back burner with PM Gujral saying govt. would not push through such a major social legislation until there was a consensus on it.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/23/1897Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, great nationalist leader and freedom fighter, was born at Cuttack. At the age of 23, he was ranked fourth in the I.C.S. Examination in London and fought against the British with his Azad Hind Fauj in the second World War.
2/13/1991Muslim League leaves the UDF in Kerala.
11/30/1988Cyclone lashes Bangladesh, Eastern India; 317 killed.
2/8/1872Lord Mayo, Viceroy of India, was assassinated by prisoner Sher Ali during his visit to Andaman Islands.
1/10/1839Tea from India first arrives in UK.
6/24/1990President R. Venkataraman issues notification formally constituting an Inter-State Council.
3/1/1993India develops Phased Array Radars critical for its ""Akash"" surface-to-air missile and launches its indigenous main battle tank 'Arjun'.
8/11/1997Hundreds travelling by Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express from Guwahati have miraculous escape as improvised explosive device planted by suspected Bodo extremists explodes on track near Guwahati.
6/1/1842Satyendranath Tagore, Bengali officer and litterateur, was born.
3/25/1996CBI gives a clean chit to PM Rao in the St. Kitts case.