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Historical Event on 7/13/1997

A mob, allegedly of Shiv Sainiks, attacks and ransacks official residences of Congress leaders Chagan Bhujbal and Madhukar Pichad (Assembly).

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/9/1841Edward VII, King of England (1901-10), was born.
4/12/1967U. Thant,UN Secretary General, receives the first Nehru Award for international understanding.
4/4/1938A. M. Chakrabarty was born in Sainthia at West Bengal. He found that under the optimum conditions of time, temperature and nutrients the Hydrocarbon-eating "qualities'' of four diffrent strains of bacteria could be transferred into one. He also showed that this super-strain of bacteria reproduces itself.
12/11/1876Raobahadur Yeshwantrao Harishchandra Desai, famous architect, was born.
4/30/1843Ramchandra Bhikaji Gunjikar, marathi novelist and editor, was born.
1/24/1966Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government.
9/22/1991Durga Khote, film actress and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, died at the age of 86 years.
9/21/1996Apang (Legislative Party leader of Arunachal Congress) sworn in as Arunachal Pradesh chief minister again.
3/12/1969Reactor Research Centre established at Kalpakkam. On 18th December 1985, it was renamed as Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research.
12/13/2000Vikram Sood is appointed new RAW Chief.