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India History Nov 13

1780-13-November       Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ""Lion of Punjab"", was born.

190-13-November        Four Language panels were started on Rs. 10/- notes. First time four corner serial numbers were introduced. This panel had Indian languages which varied from state to state.

1901-13-November   War Secretary Brodrick claimed that Boers were killing natives in large numbers. He intended to withdraw troops from India to fight in S. Africa at London.

1908-13-November   Yeshwantrao Hindurao Ghorpade, former ruler and great industrialist, was born.

1909-13-November   Gandhiji left England for South Africa and wrote ''Hind Swaraj'' on board S.S. Kildonan Castle.

1917-13-November   Vasantrao Banduji Patil, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.

1917-13-November   Gajanan Madhav, famous modern Hindi poet, critic and storywriter, was born.

1922-13-November   Mahadev Sadashivrao Ande, freedom fighter and political leader, was born.

1935-13-November   Chandra Prakash Gupta, great educationist, was born at Gaini in UP.

1945-13-November   Australian Services draw first Victory Test against India.

1953-13-November   Richard Nixon, the US Vice President, arrives in New Delhi.

1962-13-November   Yezdani Gulam, great researcher, archeologist and art critic, died.

1970-13-November   Flooding ravages Ganges delta. 200,000 million killed.

1991-13-November   Supreme Court orders establishment of an all-India judicial service.

1992-13-November   Dr. Pundalik Dattatrya Gaitonde, Goa freedom fighter, passed away.

1993-13-November   The Indian hospital and aviation was operational immediately. The Indian contingent formally took charge of the responsibility of the capital city of Mogadishu.

1995-13-November   The Supreme Court in an unanimous 65-page verdict declares that patients who received deficient services from the medical profession and hospitals were entitled to claim damages under the Consumer Protection 1998-13-November  Pravabati Devi freedom fighter and `Mother Teresa of Orissa', dies at the orphanage set up by her at Chharchanpali.

1998-13-November   Tendulkar blazes as India wins the Coca Cola Cup at Sharjah beating Zimbabwe in the final.

1999-13-November   A woman commits 'sati' in Satpura village in Mohaba district of Uttar Pradesh.

1999-13-November   Punjab Police men, Railways women emerged Federation Cup basketball champions in Jalandhar.