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Historical Event on 5/13/1962

Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) retired from the post of first President.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/5/1999Geet Sethi won the 1999 World matchplay billiards championship in Midsomer Norton.
8/10/1993Election Commission withdrew controversial order. By-polls to be held before 10.
7/21/1658Aurangzeb celebrated his being the emperor of Mugal Empire at Delhi. He was informally enthroned.
5/12/1955The PM laid the foundation stone for the National Museum.
1/23/1920Air transportation began in India by two Royal Air Force planes between Karachi and Bombay, and Air Mail service started.
6/22/1995India and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sign MOU enabling them to visit suspected militants and persons in detention centres only under humanitarian consideration.
12/11/1990T. N. Seshan appointed CEC, and Mohan Dharia Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission.
3/11/1824US War Dept creates the Bureau of Indian Affair.
7/5/1996Janata Dal expels dissident Maneka Gandhi from primary membership of the party.
2/19/1992Shridhar Narayan Bendre, famous painter, passed away.