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Historical Event on 11/13/1998

Pravabati Devi (88), freedom fighter and `Mother Teresa of Orissa', dies at the orphanage set up by her at Chharchanpali.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/24/1995A full Bench comprising Chief Justice M.M. Pareed Pillai, TV Ramakrishna and P. Shanmugam of the Kerala High Court quashed the words ""incestuous adultery"", ""adultery coupled with cruelty"" and ""adultery coupled with desertion"" contained in Section 10 of Indian (Christian) Divorce Act.
9/16/1997Rajeev Balakrishnan sets 100m national mark in the ITC International Athletics meet.
6/19/199013 Sri Lankan Tamils, including EPRLF Secretary General Padmanabha, were shot dead in Madras reportedly by LTTE men.
6/24/1969Ted Hecht, actor (Time to Kill, Song of India, Gangster), passed away.
1/3/1912Shantiprasad Jain, famous industrialist, was born.
11/17/1986SAARC Summit at Bangalore decides to set up permanent secretariat at Kathmandu; India elected new Chairman.
2/26/1937Manmohan Desai, film producer and director, was born.
11/2/1971Hurricane and ensuing tidal wave takes 6,000 lives.
8/16/1996CBI raids house of former minister Sukh Ram and finds cash and jewellery to the tune of Rs. 3 crore.
10/30/1887Sukumar Roy, famous Bengali children's litterateur, was born.