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Historical Event on 3/13/1947

Lord Louis Mountbatten took charge as Viceroy of British India. He ruled upto 14th August, 1947.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/30/1977Express Train fell into Beki river in Assam killing 44 persons.
5/3/1999Cochin Port Trust men and Southern Railway women won the 21st Federation Cup volleyball titles in Pathanamthitta.
1/8/1941Swami Pranabananda Maharaj, father of Bharat Sevashram Sangha, passed away.
3/14/1910Dalai Lama makes a rare state visit to the Viceroy of Calcutta.
3/1/1978Justice Y. Y. Chandrachud is sworn in as the Chief Justice of India.
11/1/1992The Superfast Rajdhani Express train linking Bangalore and Nizamuddin (2,452 km) flagged off.
7/23/1996India's admission to Asian Regional Forum was endorsed by Foreign Ministers of the group at Jakarta.
9/19/1996Suresh Mehta ministry is dismissed, President's rule imposed.
6/1/1959The Chinese occupy Tibet and Dalai Lama flees to India.
3/5/1997Pravin Thipsay wins the United Insurance GM chess tournament in Dhaka.