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Historical Event on 3/13/1963

Indian Govenment announced 'Arjun Awards' to boost the morale of various sports personalities.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/3/1984Sikh terrorists kill a member of Parliament in his home in New Delhi.
8/19/1996Gujarat's expelled BJP leader Shankersingh Waghela forms a new party called 'Rashtriya Janata Party'.
6/14/1992Tin Bigha activists lathi-charged in the Tin Bigha corridor in Coochbehar.
6/30/1834Congress creates Indian Territory (now Oklahoma).
8/6/1997Cabinet approves a proposal to amend the Hindu Marriage Act and the Special Marriage Act, with a view to removing epilepsy as a ground for annulling marriage or for declaring marriage as null and void.
8/4/1933Gandhi is imprisoned for one year for breaking a restraint order.
12/22/1994Sunil Gavaskar takes oath of office as the Sheriff of Bombay.
3/2/1990DMK Front to form government in Pondicherry and Congress (I) in Maharashtra.
11/24/1930Chandrakant Trimbak Patankar, cricketer ( wicket keeper in one Test India vs NZ 1955-56), was born in Pen, Maharashtra.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.