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Historical Event on 2/13/1861

Colonel Bernard Irwin attacks & defeats hostile Chiricahua Indians.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/17/1990Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar, famous Director of Raja Kelkar Museum, passed away.
4/17/1990Turkish Armada retired.The arrival of a new Portuguese fleet.
3/10/1998A. B. Vajpayee agrees to form a government with 252 members including the BJP and it's allies.
9/28/1827A few mountain battery trains flourished and kept the Indian component alive as part of the Royal artillery. Recently, it has been established that 8 Company Bombay Artillery survived axing and is now 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery. This day is now celebrated as the Raising Day of the Regiment of Artillery.
8/9/1925Government Treasury from Postal Train was looted near Kakuri Station just about 22 km. away from Lucknow by the members of 'Hindustan Socialist Republican Association'.
7/21/1988Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1C) launched. This is operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It served for only one and a half years. It was launched by European Ariane launch vehicle Ariane-3.
5/6/2000Saurav Ganguly wins the Ceat International Cricketer of the Year award 1999-2000.
4/15/1994India signed `GAT' agreement.
5/23/1923Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, Indian cricket pace bowler (1949-52), was born in Calcutta.
2/25/1987The Railway Minister announces introduction of 8 superfast trains from April 1.