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Historical Event on 2/13/1994

Yashwant Narsingh Kelkar, senior historian and journalist in Maharashtra, passed away.

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9/12/1899Vibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, world famous Bengali novelist, was born.
9/7/1988President's rule in Mizoram.
8/11/1922Manmohan Krishna, famous actor, was born.
5/3/1913Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, more generally known as Dada Saheb Phalke, was responsible for the production of India's first fully indigenous silent four-reel feature film 'Raja Harishchandra' which heralded the birth of the Indian film industry. The film had titles in Hindi and English and was released on May 3, 1913 at the Coronation Cinematograph in Bombay.
4/6/1956Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1976-92),was born in Rajapur, Maharashtra. He has received Arjun Award (1981) and Padmashree (1987).
7/26/1891Rajendralal Mitra (Raja), famous Bengali ancient researcher, passed away.
8/9/1999India's Manisha Malhotra won the $10,000 ITF women's circuit tournament at Harrisonburg, Virginia for her maiden tour title.
2/20/1953India opens $ 140 mil. power system modeled after TVA.
7/12/1909Vimal Rai, film producer and director, was born.
2/5/1993The Supreme Court directs the Union Government to forcibly produce Manipur Speaker Dr. Borobabu Singh before it on March 23 in a contempt case.