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Historical Event on 5/13/1967
Dr. Zakhir Hussain became 3rd President of India. He was the first Muslim President of Indian Union. He held this position till August 24, 1969.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/18/1930 | Surya Sen alias Masterda attacked on Armoury of Chittagong with 62 men of the Indian Republican Army. |
| 4/18/1930 | Sultan Mehmud of Ghazni began his first real expedition to India by defeating the Hindu King Jaipal. He won Afghanisthan and Punjab in Peshawar battle. This was the first major Muslim conquest in India. |
| 5/26/1997 | Government decides to allow the use of environment-friendly LPG as a motor vehicle fuel. |
| 10/23/1943 | Netaji Subash Chandra Bose inaugurated the Rani Jhansi Brigade in Azad Hind Army and announced war against the British Empire. |
| 5/6/1910 | Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Emperor of India, died suddenly of pneumonia at Buckingham Palace tonight. He ruled Britain for nine years. Power passed immediately to his son George, the Prince of Wales, who will rule as King George V. The 68-year-old monarch's sudden death threw his country into a state of shock. Edward had apparently caught a cold during a visit the past weekend to the wet grounds of his estate at Sandringham. |
| 9/7/1905 | Raghunath Govind Sardesai, journalist and Marathi litterateur, was born. |
| 8/10/2000 | Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan cricket captain, retires from international cricket. |
| 7/30/1960 | Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, great freedom fighter, leader and 'Lion of Karnataka', 0died. He was a loyal Congress leader. |
| 1/5/1990 | Mohammad Azharuddin was made captain of Indian cricket team. |
| 12/10/1945 | Aust Services lose third Victory Test Cricket to India by 6 wkts. |
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