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Historical Event on 11/13/1998

Pravabati Devi (88), freedom fighter and `Mother Teresa of Orissa', dies at the orphanage set up by her at Chharchanpali.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/22/1854Kawasji Nanabhai Dawar started the first Cloth Mill namely 'Bombay Spinning Mills'.
2/22/1946Curfew imposed till 9 p.m. by the British in Bombay as rioting and looting continued for the second day.
6/30/1934Chintamani Nagesh Ramachandra Rao, famous Scientist and Chemist, was born. His research work confines to ""Solid State Chemistry"". In 1982 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
9/5/1957Wealth Tax Bill passed in Rajya Sabha.
9/5/1957Allau'd-din Khalji declared himself as King of Delhi after assissinating Jalal'ud-din Khalji. (19 0r 20).
12/27/1992Dhananjay Bhattacharya, famous Bengali singer, died.
1/28/1961Foundation-stone of the first factory of H.M.T. wrist watches laid in Bangalore.
1/7/1994Malhotra Committee recommends privatisation and foreign participation of LIC and GIC.
7/5/2000Rachita Mistry breaks P.T. Usha's long-standing record in 100m (11.39s) clocking 11.26s in the National circuit meet in Bangalore.
6/22/1996Saurav Ganguly scores 131 at Lord's on Test debut.