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Historical Event on 5/13/1997

Doordarshan drops plans to enter the direct-to-home (DTH) mode of television transmission.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/5/1920Indian Red Cross society was founded in India under Bengal Act VIII. St.John Ambulance Association is a wing of this societywhich directed Improvement of Health, Prevention of Diseases and Mitigation of Suffering activities.
5/18/1972Kokan Krishi (Agriculture) University was established.
11/1/1913Ghadar Movement started at San Francisco.
12/23/1912Rash Behari Ghosh and Sachin Sanyal threw a bomb at Viceroy Lord Hardinge II in Delhi. He had come to Delhi on an elephant for the initiation of the new capital. The Viceroy was injured in the bomb blast.
12/20/1920Justice Ali Sayyed Murtuza Fazal  was born.
5/18/1775Warren Hastings expressed doubt of hanging Nandkumar.
6/2/1900Sri Ram Sharma Acharya, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, passed away.
7/21/1911Umashankar Jethalal Joshi, famous Gujarati poet, Hindi writer and educationist, was born at Bamna in Gujarat.
3/13/1963Indian Govenment announced 'Arjun Awards' to boost the morale of various sports personalities.
6/7/1989Sheetal Pandya set up a world record at the age of 5 years.