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Historical Event on 5/13/1953
The first Indian Navy air station INS Garuda was commissioned at Venduruthy, the naval base in Cochin.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/24/1992 | Narmada, World Bank sets time to correct defects. |
| 6/15/1990 | Punjab Government returned gold and other valuables seized from Golden Temple during the 1984 Blue Star operation to SGPC. |
| 7/12/1993 | West Bengal Governor Dr. Nurul Hasan, 72, died. |
| 6/11/1984 | 574 Sikh army deserters arrested. |
| 4/13/1919 | Jallianwala Baug massacre. The great Indian tragedy occured in Amritsar which claimed 389 lives and wounded 1,516 activitists fighting for Indian independence. Early in 1919, the Rowlatt Act (Black Act) was passed. This authorized the Government to imprison any person without any trial and conviction in a court of law. This furious act was under the guidence of cruel Brigedier General R. E. H. Dyer and his 50 men troop. Michael O' Dwyer was then the Governor of Punjab who naturally defended the action. This day is observed as Jallianwala Baug Day. |
| 8/12/1997 | Bar Council of India debars full-time law teachers from practising as lawyers. |
| 10/28/1627 | Jahangir, Mughal emperor, weak from asthma and no food, died at Bhimghar near Kashmir. He was buried at Shahdara (Lahore) on the banks of the Ravi. During his last days, he remained in the custody of Aurangzeb. ( 28/10 or 7/11). |
| 3/10/1954 | The history of 104 HU, the most prestigious and the oldest Helicopter Unit of the IAF, is studded with more than four decades of glorious past and yeomen service rendered to the country. One-O-Four was raised as Helicopter Flight at Palam on 10th March 1954. |
| 8/18/1920 | Harbhajan Singh, educationist and writer, was born at Lumding. |
| 3/2/1930 | Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy intimating his intention to break Salt Law if Congress demands are not conceded. |
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