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Historical Event on 5/13/1967
Dr. Zakhir Hussain became 3rd President of India. He was the first Muslim President of Indian Union. He held this position till August 24, 1969.
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| 6/1/1904 | Four Language panel were used for Rangoon. This panel had languages namely Burmese, Urdu, Tamil and Chinese. |
| 2/23/1998 | BJP leader Ranjit Yadav was shot dead in Sahibganj district. |
| 7/1/1985 | Air Chief Marshal L M Katre, PVSM, AVSM and Bar, died in office. |
| 1/22/1963 | The National Library for the Blind, the first national institute of its kind, was set up at Dehradun. |
| 5/4/1998 | India is placed on the US Special 309 watch list. |
| 5/27/1964 | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister and architect of modern India, passed away at the age of 74. |
| 8/1/1927 | Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza, famous Hindi litterateur, was born. |
| 5/11/1999 | Centre removes the West Bengal Governor A. R. Kidwai. The Arunachal Pradesh Governor Mata Prasad had also been asked to step down. |
| 11/1/1954 | French handed over their territories of Pondicherry, Mahe, Karikal and Yanon to the Government of India. |
| 9/16/1995 | Prime Minister inducts 16 new members into his Council of Ministers and elevates three deputy ministers to the rank of Ministers of State. |
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