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Historical Event on 5/13/1967

Dr. Zakhir Hussain became 3rd President of India. He was the first Muslim President of Indian Union. He held this position till August 24, 1969.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/12/1996Supreme Court holds that horse racing is not gambling, but a game of skill.
4/21/1990The first indigenously built missile cruiser boat, 'Vibhuti', was inaugurated and launched.
8/12/1868Frederick JNT Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of British-India (1916-21), was born.
7/18/1998The Maharashtra Government bans the controversial Marathi play on Nathuram Godse, assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. It was produced by Mr. Udhay Dhurat.
5/20/1992Jayalalitha sacks R. M. Veerappan from her cabinet in Tamil Nadu.
5/14/1960The first plane of India flew upto New York.
10/30/1996CBI chargesheets Rao and six others including Buta Singh and Capt. Satish Sharma in the Rs. 3.5 cr. JMM MPs pay-off case.
4/13/1972Balraj Sahani, famous film actor, passed away.
2/24/1880Satyanarayan, great poet of Kannada language, was born.
9/17/1997Kalpakkam Mini Reactor (KAMINI), the only U-233 fuelled operating reactor in the world, attains maximum capacity of 30 KW.