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Historical Event on 2/13/1999

The 5th National Games were inaugurated by President K.R. Narayanan in Imphal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/5/1996Kubernath Rai, well known writer, passed away.
3/16/1993Bomb blast in a multi-storey building in Calcutta kills 70 people.
11/21/1963First sounding rocket launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS). Thus started India's space programme.
7/14/1994Veerappan, Sandalwood smuggler, declared 'proclaimed offender'.
10/21/1996Japan gets non-permanent seat in Security Council after a contest with India.
10/31/1962Krishna Menon, Home Minister, resign due to attack by China.
11/12/1946Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya died at the age of 85.
5/28/199613-day-old BJP-led minority coalition govt. headed by A.B. Vajpayee quits at the end of a two-day debate on a motion of confidence.
11/25/1998Prof. K. S. Hegde (75), former Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University and educationist, dies in New Delhi. He was selected by the Government of India for overseas scholarship for post graduate studies and higher technical training abroad during the pre-independence era.
10/1/1993Two more Election Commissioners appointed.