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Historical Event on 4/13/1772

Warren Hastings, who became the president of their Bengal Council, was appointed in the court of Directors of the East India Company.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/2/1763British troops once again defeated Mir Kasim in 'Giriya' battle.
8/18/1923Sadashiv ""Sadu"" Ganpatrao Shinde, cricketer (Indian leg-spinner during the late 1940's and early 1950's), was born in Bombay.
6/18/1995The latest deaths in northern India's hottest weather this century bring the death toll to 525 as temperatures hit 113¦F (45¦C) in New Delhi.
2/12/1985Fire aboard M.V. Chidambaram, an Indian liner sailing from Singapore to Madras, killed 34 people.
6/26/1991Sharad Pawar joins Union Cabinet as Defence Minister.
8/19/1999India's role in ASEAN, ARF is lauded at a colloquium in Singapore.
6/5/1996United Front Govt's Common Minimum Programme announced.
9/5/1962Dr. Radhakrishnan's birthday declared as Teachers Day.
8/9/1965Pakistan chose to persist while the Indian Army Corps on the ceasefire line got down to neutralizing the Gibraltar Force. As a first step, main infiltration routes were blocked and Pakistan was forced out of the Haji Fir bulge (known to them as Bedori).
5/22/1940Erapalli Anantrao Srinivasarao Prasanna, cricketer (one of India's big four spinners, Right-arm Off-break Bowler), was born at Bangalore. He is also the receipent of Arjun Award (1968) and Padmashree (1970).