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Historical Event on 5/13/1962
Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963)

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9/5/1962	Dr. Radhakrishnan's birthday declared as Teachers Day.
1/15/1921	Babasaheb Anantrao Bhosle, eighth Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.
5/7/1996	Third and final phase of polling begins for 185 LS constituencies and 154 assembly constituencies; 55 to 60\% turnout was witnessed and there was widespread violence in Bihar.
10/15/1997	Arundhati Roy (37), Delhi-based author wins Britain's most prestigious literary award 'Booker Prize' for her novel "The God of Small Things'
4/1/1987	Bureau of Indian Standards was changed to Indian Standards Institution.
4/16/1930	Rioting continues in India as British police fire on mob of 10,000.
10/5/1957	Nehru becomes the first recipient of the key of Hiroshima Peace City.
6/19/1990	NDC approves approach paper to the Eighth Plan.
1/5/1994	Jnanpith Award for Oriya Poet Sitakant Mahapatra.
11/30/1909	Gandhiji reaches South Africa.

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Historical Event on 5/13/1962 Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963)

Historical Event on 5/13/1962
Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963)