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Historical Event on 5/13/1962
Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/20/1869 | Laxmanrao Kirloskar, great industrialist, social reformer, patriot and founder of Kirloskar Industry, was born at Belgaum. |
| 1/4/1889 | Judge M. Patanjali Sastri, Chief Justice of India, was born. |
| 11/5/1956 | University Grants Commission Act sets up UGC. |
| 10/23/1999 | V. P. Singh, former Prime Minister, tops the list of star witnesses in Bofors case. |
| 6/1/1992 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Academy established at Satara. |
| 5/9/1995 | Two new gas and oil reserves found off the Gujarat and Bombay coast. |
| 6/29/1893 | Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, physics, mathematics expert and founder of Indian Statistical Institute, was born at Calcutta. |
| 4/16/1934 | Ram Damodar Naik was born in Sangli (Maharashtra). |
| 11/7/1990 | Lawrence Durrell, great Indian English and author (Mount Olive), passed away at the age of 78. |
| 12/14/1969 | Bishen Bedi takes 7-98 (career-best) v Australia at Calcutta. |
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