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Historical Event on 8/13/1951

First test flight of 'Hindustan Trainer-2' (H.T.2) which was indigenously designed and manufactured in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/8/1936Corbett National Park was established. It was the first country in the country.
8/10/1993Narayan Keshav Upasni, famous educationist, passed away.
2/18/1911Captain Vasudev Belwalkar, who had also written the novels on history and war, was born.
6/1/1964Rashid Ghulam Muhammad Patel, cricketer (Indian pace bowler, better known for Lamba incident), was born in Sabarkantha.
2/24/1946Mrs. Kashibai and Mrs. Babbai Lakshman, freedom fighters, were shot dead by the police.
11/30/1994Mrinalini Desai, freedom fighter and famous litterateur, died.
2/1/1855East India Railways were held for formal inauguration; Howrah station was opened.
5/1/1958Bell, 47 G3, the flight was upgraded to a helicopter unit with a Sqn Ldr as its Commanding Officer.
10/9/1978Asian Games begin in Bangkok.
7/4/1922Ghulam Ahmed, cricketer (off-spinner in 22 Tests for India in 1950's), was born in Hyderabad.