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Historical Event on 3/13/1857
Lord William Pit, Governer General of India (1823-28), passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/1/1997 | Gul Mohammed (36), world's shortest man, died in New Delhi. Standing 56.16 cm tall, Mohammed entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1992. |
| 7/4/1912 | Pandit Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, singer of 'Jaypur Gharana', was born. |
| 1/1/1987 | United Nations General Assembly announced this year to be observed as the ""International Year of Shelter for the Homeless"". (5-10-87). |
| 12/28/1983 | Gavaskar achieves his 30th century beating Bradman's 29. |
| 1/14/1998 | Prof. Amartya Kumar Sen, Economist, is sworn in new Master of the Trinity College. He is the first Asian to head a Cambridge College. |
| 5/7/1834 | East India Company annexed Coorg. King Raja Veer Rajendra, who was a cruel ruler, after formally declaring a war had captured Durg State. |
| 5/13/1648 | Construction of the Red Fort at Dehli was completed. |
| 6/13/1965 | Maninder Singh Harbansingh Billa, cricketer (Indian leftarm spinner in 35 Tests 1982-93), was born in Pune. |
| 6/9/1991 | A question paper was leaked due to which the Civil Services preliminary examination was cancelled. |
| 5/1/1983 | V. N. Swamy, pace bowler without distinction in one Test for India, passed away. |
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