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Historical Event on 4/13/1997

Paes-Bhupathi corner doubles glory in the Gold Flake Open tennis in Chennai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/20/1955Suez Canal nationalised by Gamal Abdul Nassar.
4/19/1996AIDS deleted from the list of contagious diseases in the Railway Act of 1989.
3/21/1791Tipu Sultan capitulated to Lord Cornwallis.
11/25/1993National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, celebrated its platinum jubilee in 1993 by organizing several scientific activities throughout the year, culminating in the International Symposium on Nutrition during November 25-27, 1993.
7/25/2000Two Indians Aruna Roy from Rajasthan and Jockin Arputham, founder of the Indian National Slum Dwellers' Association, chosen for the Ramon Magsaysay award for public service.
4/18/1926Padmakar Ganesh Chitle, famous Marathi novelist, was born.
9/8/1933Asha Bhosle (born Asha Mangeshkar), famous playback singer, was born in Sangli, Maharashtra.
9/28/1940Pundit Sunder Lal Sharma, freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away. He was also known as ""The Chhattisgarh Gandhi"".
10/2/1994Gandhi Peace Prize instituted on the lines of Nobel Peace Prize on the great leader's 125th birth anniversary.
3/1/1916Habib Rahman, great Architect, was born at Calcutta.