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Historical Event on 11/13/1909

Gandhiji left England for South Africa and wrote ''Hind Swaraj'' on board S.S. Kildonan Castle.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/14/1948Law about Atomic Energy implemented in India.
6/18/1901Ramchandra Bhikaji Gunjikar, Marathi novelist and editor, passed away.
8/13/1963Sisir Kumar Mitra, Physics scientist, died at the age of 73.
9/9/1920Anglo Oriental College of Aligargh became Aligarh Muslim University. It was the first university to use the regional language.
7/22/1918During the First World War, India's first fighter pilot Indra Lal Rai's plane was shot down in battle by Germans planes near London. Rai had fought for Britisher's Force.
12/10/1945Aust Services lose third Victory Test Cricket to India by 6 wkts.
3/31/1843Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar (Annasaheb), first musical playwright of Marathi, was born.
4/18/1930Surya Sen alias Masterda attacked on Armoury of Chittagong with 62 men of the Indian Republican Army.
7/8/1996T.N. Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner, wins Magsaysay award.
8/9/2000Parliament approves the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2000, paving the way for the creation of a separate Chhattisgarh State.