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Historical Event on 11/13/1962

Yezdani Gulam, great researcher, archeologist and art critic, died

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/24/1969Guru Nanak University established at Amritsar, Punjab.
6/22/1910Mohommed Hussain `Azad', great Urdu poet, eassy writer and critic, died.
5/17/1916Gurusiddappa Sivappa, great industrialist, was born at Bangalore.
5/17/1916King Birbal, renowned wit and one amongst the 'Navratna' of Emperor Akbar's Court, died in a war with Usuf Jard Kabile.
9/5/1888Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975), panentheist, great renaissance philosopher, eminent writer, free India's first vice-president and second president, was born at Tiruttani near Madras.
10/9/1992Sukha and Jinda, assassins of former army chief Gen. A. S. Vaidya, hanged in Pune jail.
11/20/1997Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in New Delhi. India and Palestinian national authority take stock of stalled West Asia peace process. Two sides sign first umbrella Memorandum of Understanding.
7/24/1997Mahasweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, is recipient of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts for her writings on indigenous communities.
1/24/1952The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema.
7/25/1955Indian Government declared in Lok Sabha that Portuguese's were asked to close their offices in New Delhi.