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Historical Event on 11/13/1901
War Secretary Brodrick claimed that Boers were killing natives in large numbers. He intended to withdraw troops from India to fight in S. Africa at London.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/23/1970 | If India's ""vasectomy fairs"" had hawkers, they might cry, ""Come one, come all & all one billion."" India faces a population of one billion by the year 2000. To hold down that number, the government offered money ($13 to each man) and gifts (a sari for his wife) to those willing to be sterilized. Thirteen dollars was more than three times what an average village worker can earn in one month. In December, a fair held at Kerala attracted 15,000 men. Just seven months later, a fair in the same town received 63,000. Doctors operated in ten-hour |
| 1/8/1941 | Swami Pranabananda Maharaj, father of Bharat Sevashram Sangha, passed away. |
| 6/21/1941 | Chakravorty Rajgopalachari became the First Indian Governor General of India. |
| 7/31/1991 | Air Chief Marshal Nirmal Chandra Suri PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1993. |
| 6/10/1908 | Mary Clubwala Jadhav, politician and social worker, was born. |
| 7/18/1993 | Dr. Banoo Coyaji, 75, gets Magsaysay Award for Public Service. |
| 8/30/1991 | Dr. P. J. Devras, friend of snakes, passed away. |
| 5/13/1918 | Balasarswati, famous dancer of Bharat Natyam, was born. |
| 11/3/1966 | Hurricane strikes Bengal, killing 1,000. |
| 4/14/1990 | L. P. Poarbosa sworn in as CM of Goa. |
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