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Historical Event on 3/13/1997
Sister Nirmala Joshi, 63, is chosen to succeed Mother Teresa as the Superior-General of Missionaries of Charity.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/22/1979 | Israel conducts nuclear test at Indian Ocean. |
| 9/1/1965 | Pakistan launched Operation 'Grand Slam' in Chhamb sector aimed at Akhnoor in Jammu. Indians had battled Pakistanis in air and on ground at Kashmir. |
| 5/9/1908 | Arkalgudun Krishnarao, Kannad writer, was born. |
| 10/12/1907 | Durgaprasad Mandelia, famous merchant and industrialist, was born. |
| 11/19/1924 | Amarjit Singh, great educationist and scientist, was born at Punjab. |
| 6/29/1966 | Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi, famous mathematics expert, died. |
| 11/6/1999 | Red carpet welcome to Pope. He appreciated the religious freedom in India. |
| 3/1/1950 | The population figure for India is announced as 347,340,000. |
| 5/27/2000 | In a mini cabinet reshuffle, Nitish Kumar gets back his Agriculture portfolio, while Dilip Ray resigns as Minister of State for Steel. |
| 2/17/1991 | Krishnabai Mote, famous author and social worker, passed away. |
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