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Historical Event on 5/13/1991

P. Sudhir Kumar released in exchange for a few Naxals in jail.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/22/1919Girijakumar Mathur, famous modern Hindi poet, was born.
6/17/1976Montreal Olympics opens.
6/25/1900Louis Mountbatten, last British Voiceroy and first Governor General of independent India, was born at England.
10/11/1968Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj passed away. (Samadhee)
5/5/2000Supreme Court permits former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha (petitioner) to have herself and the others examined as ''defence witnesses'' in connection with the trial of the 'Colour TV scam case'.
8/15/1950Indian Constitution goes into effect.
10/23/1992UPSC decides to introduce a new essay paper for the civil services examination.
10/15/1915Dr. I. Gopalkrishnan, Cricket Test Umpire for 7 tests from 1960-67, was born in Tamil Nadu.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
11/7/1971India admits forces entered Bangladesh to silence artillery.