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Historical Event on 11/13/1992

Dr. Pundalik Dattatrya Gaitonde, Goa freedom fighter, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/30/1945Dr. J. J. Rawal, joint director of Nehru Planetarium of Mumbai, was born.
6/1/1944Liladhar Jagudi, well known Hindi poet, passed away.
7/24/1992Universal Poetry Foundation' was established at Pune.
7/21/1947Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.
10/5/1957Nehru becomes the first recipient of the key of Hiroshima Peace City.
1/6/1979Rohini-200, first monsoon experimental rocket, launched from Thumba.
3/25/1933Vasantrao Gowarikar, space scientist, was born.
5/9/1866Gopal Krishna Gokhale, freedom fighter and political leader, was born in Kotluk village of Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra.
6/16/1951Nehru opponents founded People's party at New Delhi.
8/11/2000The World Bank signs an agreement for a $713 million aid to India for three infrastructure projects.