Denver Indian Community - DenverIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 5/13/1918

Balasarswati, famous dancer of Bharat Natyam, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/17/1959Pattabhi Sitaramayya, president of Indian National Congress and politician, died at the age of 78.
1/12/2000Dr. Gurudev S. Khush of the Manila-based International Rice Research Institute wins the Wolf prize for Agriculture for the year 2000.
11/18/1997School bus plunges into the Yamuna killing 28 Delhi children.
8/22/1992Congress (I) with its allies secures a simple majority in the Lok Sabha following the merger of Telugu Desam into the party.
6/10/1955Prakash Padukone, internationally famous Badminton player, was born.
1/20/1972Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura become states of Indian union. Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram become Union Territories. Assam's North East Frontier Agency (Nepha) was renamed as Arunachal Pradesh territory.
8/19/1992K.R.Narayanan elected the ninth Vice President of India.
5/8/1963Centenary of Indian Red Cross was celebrated. Today is birthday of its founder.
12/16/2000Indian Airlines wins the 60th National Hockey championship in Jammu.
5/21/1927Cargo Transportation service started between Calcutta and Bagdogra.