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Historical Event on 8/13/1947

Riots sweep Lahore in Punjab; mobs stone Gandhi's house.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/19/1998A. B. Vajpayee approves formation of the National Security Council, a new high-power hub, to give policy directions to safeguard the country's security.
6/16/1997P. Sukumaran (50), Malayalam film actor, died in Kochi.
1/28/1950Supreme Court of India was inaugurated.
11/1/1858Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company's loss of control, and India came directly under the Crown of 'Princes, Chiefs and People of India'. Britain Government took over administrative powers from East India Company to rule India.
7/1/1821Daily newspaper 'Mumbai Samachar' was published.
8/12/1996Supreme Court stays further proceedings against Narasimha Rao in Chandraswami-Lakhubhai Pathak cheating case.
3/9/1989Yasser Arafat, PLO Chairman, arrives on a two-day state visit to India.
12/30/1906The All India Muslim League was founded in Dacca by a group of big landlords which included Aga Khan III, The Nawab of Dacca and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk-Salimullah. They supported the Partition of Bengal and called for seperate Muslim electrorates and other safeguard for Muslims.
5/4/1854The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established.
5/1/199560 killed as Madras-Kanyakumari Express collides with a goods train at Danishpet.