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Historical Event on 12/13/1978

Sayyed Avid Husain, litterateur and Padmabhushan awardee, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/30/1968Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous Hindi poet, writer and President of All India, passed away.
2/3/1954Over 350 Hindus trampled to death in a stampede at religious rites at New Delhi.
2/1/1835East India company obtained Darjeeling from the King of Sikkim.
4/7/1935Shankar Abaji Bhise, famous Indian scientist, died.
1/30/1996Mob ransacks Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet in Bangalore.
6/4/1947Dharmanand Damodar Kosambi, internationally famous Pandit of Buddhism, passed away.
7/22/1678Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Vellore.
12/15/1997Magsaysay award winning litterateur Mahasweta Devi, Sitar maestro Annapurna Devi and Rabindra Sangeet exponent Suchitra Mitra honoured with 'Desikottam' by Visva Bharati University.
8/3/1993Government assures Lok Sabha that it will revive the proposal for a multi-member election commission.
6/5/1966Indian rupee devalued by 36.5 percent.