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Historical Event on 12/13/1991
Justice M. H Kania of Maharashtra sworn in as the 23rd Chief Justice of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/27/1998 | Gian Singh, convicted for the murder of Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, is sentenced to death. |
| 6/23/1987 | D. Chakraborty was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-07-1991. |
| 2/1/1855 | East India Railways were held for formal inauguration; Howrah station was opened. |
| 8/13/1951 | Acharya Kishoridas Vajpayee passed away. |
| 10/1/1932 | Indian Milatary Academy became functional with Brigadier LP Collins, DSO, OBE as the Commandant. The first course of 40 GCs had on its rolls Sam Manekshaw, Smith Dun and Mohd Musa, later to be Chiefs of the armies of their respective countries, i.e. India, Burma (now Myanmar) and Pakistan. This training was for a period of two and a half years. |
| 1/31/1976 | Air Chief Marshal Om Prakash Mehra, PVSM, retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. |
| 6/14/1996 | CBI grills PV Prabhakar Rao, son of former PM, for his involvement in the Rs. 133 crore NFL urea import scandal. |
| 11/15/1982 | Acharya Vinoba Bhave, great freedom fighter and social reformer, died (88 years) in Pawnar Ashram at Wardha near Nagpur, Maharashtra. |
| 9/24/1859 | Nana Saheb, alias Dhundu Pant, one of the top leaders of Sepoy Mutiny, passed away in Nepal. |
| 6/1/1944 | M. V. Dhurandhar, famous master painter of Maharashtra, passed away. |
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