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Historical Event on 2/13/1989

Aubrey Menen (76), Renowned writer, passed away in Kerala.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/23/1968Bade Gulam Ali Khan, famous ghazal singer, passed away.
7/1/1961Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian women astronaut (STS 87), was born in Karnal.
12/10/1936England replaces King Edward VIII stamp series with King George VI.
11/21/1971Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh.
4/15/1948Indian territory of Himachal Pradesh was created by the merger of some 30 small ruling states.
2/12/1987Mahamayaprasad Sinha, former Chief Minister of Bihar, passed away.
1/21/1820Dalpat Rai, modern Gujrati poet, was born.
8/10/1989Panchayatraj' and 'Nagarpalika' bills were passed in Parliament's Lok Sabha.
7/13/1998India and Germany sign an agreement on promoting and protecting investment in Bonn.
11/14/1919Anantrao Bhalerao, freedom fighter, journalist and editor of daily news paper ""Marathawada"", was born.