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Historical Event on 4/13/1940

Najma Heptulla, Vice President of Rajya Sabha, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/7/1996Ajit Singh quits Congress and heads Tikait's party.
5/1/1927Dr. Namwar Singh was born.
10/10/1990Following political uncertainties in the wake of Veerendra Patil's decision to stay on in defiance of Congress Party's decision, President's rule was imposed in Karnataka.
2/21/1959Press Club of India was founded in New Delhi.
12/27/1975A coal-mine was exploded at Chasnala mine near Dhanbad. It was India's worst coal mine disaster.
8/1/1997Lt. Gen. Ved Prakash Malik to be next chief of Army staff. Gen. Shankar Roy Chowdhury retires on September 30.
5/3/1764Mir Kasim, with the backing of Delhi Emperor, attacked on Patna but this weak Emperor was defeated by Britishers. Britishers became the rulers of Bengal, the richest province of India.
1/27/1904R. P. Kanitkar, veteran writer, nationalist, journalist and editor, was born.
10/27/1923Arvind Navinchandra Mafatlal, famous industrialist, was born.
8/14/1920Rushikesh Mulgaonkar, Air Chief Marshal (1976-78), was born.