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Historical Event on 5/13/1962
Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) retired from the post of first President.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/25/1876 | Mohamad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, was born. |
| 1/31/1986 | Shri Vishwanath More, famous music director, passed away. |
| 10/25/1990 | Captain Sangma, first Chief Minister of Meghalaya, died. |
| 1/4/1994 | Rahul Dev Burman, famous music director better known as 'Pancham Da', died at the age of 56. |
| 8/26/1927 | Second Radio Centre was started in Calcutta. |
| 1/30/1948 | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the spiritual leader of Indian independence, was shot and killed by a Hindu extremist. The 78-year-old Gandhi was shot at point-blank range as he was walking through a garden to a pergola, where he was to deliver his daily prayer meeting. |
| 6/17/1887 | Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader and Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, was born. |
| 7/29/1748 | Boscawen landed 25 km south of Pondicherry. |
| 10/23/1824 | Rani Chainema fight with the Britishers at a 'killa' (fort) in Kitur. |
| 3/25/1933 | Vasantrao Gowarikar, space scientist, was born. |
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