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Historical Event on 5/13/2000
The Union Government gives its approval for the creation of the three new states of Jharkhand, Uttaranchal and Chhattisgarh to be carved out of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/4/1993 | Santosh Yadav became the first Indian woman to conquer the Everest twice. |
| 10/1/1990 | Supreme Court stays implementation of Mandal Commission recommendations. |
| 8/22/1988 | Gorkha National Liberation Front signs an accord with the Centre and West Bengal on formation of an elective hill Council for Darjeeling. |
| 12/10/1907 | Rudyard Kipling, author of `The Jungle Book' and `Kim', received the Nobel prize for literature. |
| 12/10/1870 | Jadhunath Sarkar, history researcher, was born. |
| 9/17/1937 | Sitakant Mahapatra, 1933 Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Orria poet, was born. |
| 2/1/1831 | The first Fine Arts Exhibition by Brush Club was held in a Public Library of Calcutta. |
| 6/21/1998 | India and Russia sign a $2.5-billion deal to set up a nuclear power station at Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu. |
| 4/17/1983 | Rohini (RS-D2), placed in orbit, was used for conducting some remote sensing technology studies using a landmark sensor payload. Launched by the second developmental launch of SLV-3. |
| 2/28/1997 | The samadhi of Morarji Desai - Abhay Ghat - near Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad to be converted to a national monument, this was decided on Feburary 11. |
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