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Historical Event on 12/13/1999

The Government lodges protest with the Pakistani Rangers following the discovery of a tunnel near the Indo-Pak border.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/5/2000Postal staff go on a nationwide indefinite strike which the Government termed as 'illegal'.
1/19/1966Indira Gandhi elected leader of the Congress party to succeed the late Lal Bahadur Shastri as the third Prime Minister of India. She pledged to follow path of Non-Alignment in worlds affairs.
7/18/1992Kanandevi, famous Bengali actress, passed away.
10/2/1930Jayasinghrao Mansingrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India 1952-59 with little impact), was born in Panchgani, Maharashtra.
8/14/1954'State Carrom Association' was established in Mumbai.
12/20/1931Leela Nag (Leela Roy), freedom fighter and editor of Jayshri, was arrested in Bengal for her association with ""Depali Sangh"" who supported Chatgang Ammunition Plot against the Bengal Government.
4/9/1997Mumbai regains Ranji Trophy in Gwalior.
2/25/1923S. Kumaran, political, social reformer and Trade Union worker, was born in Alleppey, Kerala.
2/15/1967Fourth General Election of Lok Sabha begins.
9/4/1990An all-party meeting refuses to endorse the decision to implement Mandal Commission Report according to which 27\% jobs are reserved for backward communities.