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Historical Event on 5/13/1956

Acharya Vinoba Bhave started the Bhoodan campaign in Tiruvellore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/19/1689Sambhaji's queen Yesubai and her child surrendered the Raigarh Fort to the Mughals.
2/19/1986Computerised railway ticket reservation system was introduced in New Delhi Railway station.
1/30/1994Kapil Dev equals Richard Hadlee's world record of 431 Test wickets.
8/25/2000Veerappan seeks release of 121 prisoners, including 51 booked under TADA at the Mysore prison and compensation to victims of STF excesses 
2/24/1950G.J.M.Gazdar, computational linguist, was born.
7/19/1949Raja of Tehri Garhwal announces merger with Indian Union.
11/1/1966Punjab High Court was renamed as Punjab & Haryana High Court. This court was established in Chandigarh for Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh territory.
6/23/1997Acharya Tulsi, the founder of Terapanthi sector in Jainism, died. (20-10-98).
9/26/1992Indian Airlines hike fare by 9 percent.
2/8/1986For the first time in the country, pre-paid taxi sevice scheme was established at New Delhi airport.