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Historical Event on 8/13/1995

Kashmiri separatists behead a kidnapped Norwegian tourist and threatened to kill other hostages unless India freed 15 militants at Srinagar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/3/1871Congress changes Indian tribes status from independent to dependent.
4/7/1986Charles Sobhraj and his associate David Hall were nabbed at Mapusa in Goa.
5/24/1956Gautam Buddha's 2500th birth anniversary was celebrated.
2/13/1922The Indian National Congress suspends its civil disobedience campaign in the face of mounting violence.
9/29/1981Delhi-Srinagar Indian Airlines Boeing 737 flight was diverted to Lahore, Pakistan by five Khalistan activists of the Dal Khalsa International. On board there were 117 passengers out of which 66 were freed on arrival in Lahore.
6/12/1947Gandhiji addresses Congress Working Committee.
12/20/1978Riots in many Indian cities in protest against Indira Gandhi's imprisonment.
1/26/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) became the first President of India. He remained President from Jan. 26,1950 to May 13, 1962.
8/21/1981Dattatrey Balkrishna Kalelkar ""Kakasaheb"", freedom fighter, passed away at the age of 96.
6/2/1992The government accepts all the 15 recommendations of the Janakiraman Committee which unearthed massive collusion of banks in the security scam.