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Historical Event on 7/13/1990
Boby Talyarkhan, famous sports critic and author, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/11/1970 | A bill for setting up of ""North Eastern Council"" passed. |
| 2/21/1952 | The XV Indian Olympic Games in Madras. |
| 12/10/1969 | Norman Borlaug, the Iowa-born crop expert, whose research on new strains of high-yielding rice and wheat has led to a Green Revolution in developing countries, was awarded the Nobel peace prize today. Working at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center of Mexico since 1944, Borlaug, 56, has directed a team of agronomists working on the development of new crop plant strains that have allowed Third World farmers to multiply yields dramatically. His organization has trained farm technicians from 29 countries, including India, Pakistan and Turkey, enabling them to move steadily toward the goal of self-sufficiency in food production. |
| 6/10/1997 | 18 persons were killed and 10 wounded by suspected National Liberation Front of Tripura militants at Thalchhara near Agartala. |
| 3/4/1996 | India and EU agree on a plan to boost trade ties. |
| 9/17/1864 | Anagrik Dharmapal, religious reformer, was born. |
| 11/11/2000 | Mohun Bagan wins the Durand Cup in New Delhi. |
| 5/4/1932 | Many are arrested as Congress agents picket Bombay post offices in celebration of Gandhi Day. |
| 6/30/1966 | Judge K. Subba Rao became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 11/04/1967. |
| 4/9/1695 | Waman Pandit, famous pandit poet, took samadhee at Bhogav. |
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