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Historical Event on 8/13/1995
Kashmiri separatists behead a kidnapped Norwegian tourist and threatened to kill other hostages unless India freed 15 militants at Srinagar.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/14/1985 | Dr. Nagendra Singh elected World Court Chief. |
| 4/29/1909 | Tukdoji Maharaj, social reformer, modern Saint and poet, was born at Yavli in Amravati district, Maharashtra. |
| 10/20/1990 | Kona Prabhakar Rao, former Governor of Maharashtra, died. |
| 6/1/1972 | Space Commission and Department of Space was set up. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) brought under Department of Space (DOS). |
| 2/10/1806 | Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Kainakary , Kerala. |
| 9/11/1967 | China and India exchange artillery fire on Sikkim-Tibet border. |
| 1/16/1996 | Supreme Court says trial courts should hold trial of rape cases in camera. |
| 2/22/1845 | Serampore of Hooghly district and Balasore cities from Dutch purchased East Indian Company. |
| 3/12/1988 | Samresh Basu, famous Bengali writer, passed away. |
| 1/10/1980 | President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy invited Indira Gandhi to form Government. |
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