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Historical Event on 4/13/1989

Malayalam film 'Piravi' directed by Shaji N. Karun adjudged best feature film of 1988.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/16/1999Michael Johnson's 400m world record (43.18s) set up in the Seville World championship was ratified by IAAF. Other records also ratified were Kenyan Noah Ngeny's 1000m mark (2 11.96, Reiti, Italy) and Moroccan Hicham el Guerrouj's 2000m (4 44.79, Berlin).
3/2/1949Sarojini Naidu, ""Nightingale of India"", freedom fighter, social worker and patriot, passed away when she was the Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress. She took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931.
9/12/1931Triloki Nath Madan, educationist and journalist, was born at Srinagar, Kashmir.
12/12/1959Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President, came to India.
8/17/1911Y.R. Lokurkar, senior journalist, was born.
10/9/1931Air Force was established.
8/8/1905Dhyanchand, great Hockey player, was born.
5/8/1930Gandhi followers mob Bombay to protest his arrest.
9/19/1960Sindhu River water-sharing settement was signed between India and Pakistan.
10/11/1894Sudhirranjan Das, former Chief Justice of Supreme Court, was born.