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Historical Event on 8/13/1963

Sisir Kumar Mitra, Physics scientist, died at the age of 73.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/12/1985Fire aboard M.V. Chidambaram, an Indian liner sailing from Singapore to Madras, killed 34 people.
1/8/2000Abhin Shyam Gupta and B.R. Meenakshi win the NSCI Grand Prix all India badminton tournament in Mumbai.
8/4/1997Supreme Court declares that the Rashtrapati Bhavan press communique of 23/1/1992 on a proposal to confer the Bharat Ratna 'posthumously' on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose ""should be treated as cancelled"", as the proposal was dropped by the Government in deference to the sentiments expressed by the public and his family members.
11/6/1962National Defence Council established.
9/12/1922Chandradhar Sharma Guleri passed away.
9/16/2000In an important pronouncement, the Rajasthan High Court declares Jains as a religious minority community and allows teaching institutions set up by them to enjoy minority status under Articles 29 and 30 of the Constitution.
5/20/1996CPI Leader Indrajit Gupta appointed pro-term speaker in the Lok Sahba.
6/18/1940Forward Block Party was established.
8/1/200027 'yatris' (travelers) die after militants attack a ''langar'' in a Pahalgam health resort en route to the Amarnath cave shrine.
10/26/194627 die as violence between Hindus and Muslims continued in Calcutta.