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Historical Event on 2/13/1977

Jasawant Singh, famous physiologist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/30/1971Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, famous nuclear scientist, died.
8/3/1998India's most sophisticated medium range surface-to-air missile ''Akash'' was test-fired from the interim test range at Chandipur-on-sea.
12/20/1994The last batch of troops of IAF left the capital city of Mogadishu.. Cpl Nasir was left as a lying casualty due to injuries sustained in the RPG explosion by AN-124 contracted by UN.
12/31/1929At the Lahore session, under the Presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Congress adopted a resolution of 'Poorna Swaraj' (Complete Independence), the slogan given by Gandhiji. The tricolour flag of freedom was unfurled and 26th January 1930 was decided to be celebrated as Independence day every year. This session led to Civil Disobedience Movement, Dandi March to break the Salt Law, etc.
4/24/1998India wins the Coca Cola Cup at Sharjah, beating Australia by six wickets in the final.
10/6/1997Abhijit Kunte wins Asian Junior Chess title.
11/2/1841Akbar Khan revolts against Shah Shuja in Afghanistan.
6/16/1934M. Muthuraman, noted Hindi writer and professor, was born at Dindigul in Madurai (Tamil Nadu).
3/26/1980Bombay gets its first rock concert in 10 years (The Police).
7/7/1910'Bharat History Research Mandal' was established.