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Historical Event on 5/13/1962

Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) retired from the post of first President.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1959National Aeronautical Research Laboratory (NARL) set up under CSIR with temporary offices in New Delhi. Dr. P. Nilakantan is appointed NARL's first Director.
12/24/1894The first medical conference was held in Calcutta.
7/31/1974B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 15-08-1974.
1/18/1959Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India for good.
11/20/1993RBI clears two more private banks: The Times Bank Ltd. and the Indus Ind Bank Ltd.
5/10/1909Bellari Shammanna Keshvan, internationally famous librarian, was born.
9/16/1995Prime Minister inducts 16 new members into his Council of Ministers and elevates three deputy ministers to the rank of Ministers of State.
10/3/2000India and Russia sign a declaration on strategic partnership.
1/29/1953Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar ""Kaka Saheb"" was appointed as the Chairman of the Backward Classes Commission.
11/11/1973India's first International Philatelic Exihibition started in New Delhi.