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Historical Event on 2/13/1999

The 5th National Games were inaugurated by President K.R. Narayanan in Imphal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/9/1961Kotamaraju Rama Rao, famous journalist, passed away.
2/4/1953Indo-Pak talk on Kashmir opened under Dr. Graham in Geneva.
10/20/1920Censor Board, after examining the film 'Ahilya Uddhar' on October 20, started mentioning the number of reels as well as the length in feet on the Censor Certificate. The film had already been released earlier on August 23, 1919.
1/29/1975West Indies won the fifth test against India after winning the exciting cricket series 3-2.
7/30/1920Rikhye Maj-Gen Indar Jit, Educationist and Former Army Officer, was born at Lahore.
8/29/1998Sachin Tendulkar receives the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Joginder Singh Saini receives the Dronacharya award, while several other leading sporstmen receive Arjuna award from President K.R. Narayanan in Delhi.
3/21/1996Supreme Court holds that attempt to suicide and its abetment would continue to be punishable offences.
2/15/1992Kesri Publications started the first Indian newspaper in `Brail' lipi (language).
7/26/1922Girilal Jain, famous journalist and editor, was born.
7/26/1922Zahir Al-Din Muhammad Babur Shah (1526-30), prince and founder of Mughal dynasty in India, was born.