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Historical Event on 2/13/1968

Atal Bihari Vajpayee elected President of the All India Jan Sangha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/17/1947Ramdas Coastal Steamer sank off Bombay claiming 550 lives.
7/29/1979Choudhary Charan Singh was sworn in as the fifth Prime Minister of India heading the Janata (S)-Congress coalition. He held this office till January 14, 1980. Jagjivan Ram became the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
8/30/1994The ruling CPC-led Left Front captures large majority of gram panchayat seats in Tripura civic polls.
8/18/1700Bajirao I, the second peshwa, was born.
1/1/1995This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Tolerance"".
2/16/1931Viceroy Lord Irwin meets Mahatma Gandhi for the first time.
3/31/1663Mir Jumla, Mughal Commander, passed away in Bihar.
2/7/1994C. T. Kamdar, famous industrialist and close friend of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away.
12/3/1970Rajendra Agriculture University established at Bihar.
10/29/1996Shankarsinh Waghela, Gujarat CM, wins confidence vote.