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Historical Event on 5/13/1967

Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) retired from the post of second President.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/6/1907John Morley, U.K. Government State Secretary, declares ""it will not withdraw from India under any circumstances"".
2/17/1976Urban Ceilings Act comes into force.
3/29/1989Central Institute of Fisheries Education gets the distinction of becoming the first Fisheries University in India.
8/8/1990Naval Godrej, famous Industrialist, died.
1/18/1982Six thousand labor activists arrested in two days and national strike called in New Delhi.
7/20/1911Mohammed Baqa Jilani Khan, Indian cricket fast bowler (Test 1936), was born in Jullandur.
6/18/1991Congress emerges as the largest party in Lok Sabha polls though short of an absolute majority.
5/4/1959Nehru rejects proposals that India and Pakistan resolve their differences and set up a common alliance against Communist China.
6/2/1990Union Government set up a tribunal to settle the Cauvery water issue between Tamil Nadu & Karnataka.
8/22/1915Shambhu Mishra, Bengali actor, director and playwright, was born.