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Historical Event on 4/13/1796

The first elephant was brought to America from Bengal, India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/30/1931June Thorburn, actress (Touch & Go, Children Galore), was born in Kashmir, India.
5/1/1981Sindhudurga district was formed in Maharashtra State.
1/20/1992Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup.
12/12/1971Sadik Gulam Muhammad, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, died.
7/5/1882Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927), classical singer and Muslim mystic, was born. He was instrumental in bringing Sufism to the music.
6/13/1996Ramakrishna Hegde, JD leader and former Karnataka CM, expelled from the party for 6 years by JD president Laloo Prasad Yadav for anti-party activities.
12/15/1894Saraswatibai, famous singer and classical music expert, was born.
2/23/1997Justice J. S. Verma appointed Chief Justice of India.
8/11/2000Usha Mehta, great Gandhian, passed away.
10/28/1997Cabinet permits RBI to issue rupee notes of 1000 denomination.