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Historical Event on 2/13/1994

Yashwant Narsingh Kelkar, senior historian and journalist in Maharashtra, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/28/1986Extremist Sikhs kill 13 Hindus in Ludhiana, India.
10/20/1992Nirad C. Chauduri, 94, the Indian writer living in Oxford, made honorary Commander of the British Empire.
4/18/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, constitutes a Group of Ministers to review the national security system in its entirety in the light of the recommendations of the Kargil review committee.
6/30/1999India reiterates that any talks will resume only after Pakistan's unconditional withdrawal from Kargil. Meanwhile Indian Army continues to attack the Tiger Hill area and captures two positions in close proximity to Jubar features. The Election Commission says that Lok Sabha polls will be held as per schedule.
11/30/1896Gandhiji sails for South Africa with wife and children.
5/29/1953Mount Everest conquered by Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay.
7/1/1999Two leaders of Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK) are detained under National Security Act (NSA).
3/28/1997Final phase of repatriation of Chakma and other tribal refugees of the Chittagong Hill Tracts from Tripura begins.
11/6/1951Judge M. Patanjali Sastri became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 03/01/1954.
11/13/1953Richard Nixon, the US Vice President, arrives in New Delhi.