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Historical Event on 9/13/1893

Mama Parmanand, one of the founders of 'Prarthana Samaj', passed away.

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11/30/1920N. B. Kamat, filmmaker and distributor, was born.
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8/9/1996Unofficial estimates put black money in the country at Rs. 70,000 crore, i.e. 6\% of GDP.
3/26/1938Laxminath Bezbarua, great littearateur of modern Assamia language, passed away.
3/29/1995Harindra Dave, chief editor of Janmabhumi Group and Gujrati author, passed away.
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3/1/1961The first AN-12B arrived in India. This was added in the force because of the increasing frequency of clashes with Chinese forces on the Sino-lndian Himalayan border and the need that these revealed for yet further increase in airlift capability, together with a requirement for medium helicopters suitable for high-altitude operation, orders were placed in the Soviet Union for eight Antonov An- 12B and 24IL-yushin 11- 14 transport aircraft plus 10 Mi-4 helicopters.