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Historical Event on 8/13/1995

Kashmiri separatists behead a kidnapped Norwegian tourist and threatened to kill other hostages unless India freed 15 militants at Srinagar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/27/1999India won the four-nation under-21 women's hockey title, defeating England in the final at the Kean University, New Jersey.
5/4/1980Coal Mine Worker's Day established.
8/11/1954Yashpal Barburam Sharma, cricketer (Indian right-handed batsman early 80'), was born in Ludhiana.
1/15/1977Rashid Ahmed Siddiqui, modern Urdu writer, passed away.
1/6/1987An International Conference to commemorate the 75 anniversary of the African National Congress opens in New Delhi.
10/22/1796Sawai Madhav Rao Peshwa II committed suicide by jumping from the terrace.
8/30/1645Indians and Dutch sign the peace treaty.
7/2/1999In Jammu and Kashmir, nine people are killed by unidentified militants.
4/16/1962Third Lok Sabha constituted after the third general election in India. J. L. Nehru forms the third Congress ministry.
6/15/1899Roy Chowdhury Devipasad, modern Indian sculptor and painter, was born.